Citation: Shoemaker Letters, trans. Joshua R. Brown. From Heritage Language Corpora. http://www.heritagelanguagecorpora.org/



Camp Bright Wood Washington DC
May 2/65

Deare Brothter.  [?] to you all.  I take the prasent upertung time to right a fwe lines to you to inform you that we are all well att prasent Hoping that this fwe lines ma find you and your family in the same contishen
Futher I recivvt your cind and velcome letter this weeak and was very glat to heare from you and from the rast.
you right me a bout the griles at home i was very glat to heare it that tay are all well and du good Odeer and in good sperrit that is what i like to here
Deare Brother I hope to see you all before long.  We hope to come home before long than the report is that today go and sent us home.  The Rabbes is Pretty neare blate out and the mather is Deit his name is Boks.  he never cill a Nother man like Abraham Lincol he never cill a nother.  Prasendant and cill no Body.  No more from this i hope to come home if gode will.
We Havent got much to Du all what we got to du is this we gat to sta camp gard and a littel pecket Arount Washington
We gat a nice Blase heare.
Weider mir hofen bald bezald zu werden da giebt er wieder grünbenk in die dascha.  Ich kan dier sagen das die zeit em lang wird hier mir deten geleigen heim zu gehen aber wan mir heim kammen das weis ich nicht.  sie thun uns werleicht in ein Fort.  aber mir sind wollen thier mir wollen heim wan es verbeÿ ist und dam Rebbel Ich las eich alla grüsen three chirs for the Eunion and for our country and for our right than we are bount to have it and we are going in for it so good By right soon Back
Wm H. Shoemaker

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Camp Bright Wood Washington DC
May 2/65

Deare Brothter.  [?] to you all.  I take the prasent upertung time to right a fwe lines to you to inform you that we are all well att prasent Hoping that this fwe lines ma find you and your family in the same contishen
Futher I recivvt your cind and velcome letter this weeak and was very glat to heare from you and from the rast.
you right me a bout the griles at home i was very glat to heare it that tay are all well and du good Odeer and in good sperrit that is what i like to here
Deare Brother I hope to see you all before long.  We hope to come home before long than the report is that today go and sent us home.  The Rabbes is Pretty neare blate out and the mather is Deit his name is Boks.  he never cill a Nother man like Abraham Lincol he never cill a nother.  Prasendant and cill no Body.  No more from this i hope to come home if gode will.
We Havent got much to Du all what we got to du is this we gat to sta camp gard and a littel pecket Arount Washington
We gat a nice Blase heare.

[here is a switch to German]
We hope to be paid soon.  So we’ll soon have some greenbacks in the bank.  I can tell you that it won’t be long now until we’re home again.  But I’m not sure when we’ll be home.  Maybe they’ll put us in a fort.  But we’re volunteers and we want to go home when it’s over.  Those damned rebels.  Greetings to you all. 

[switch back to English]
three chirs for the Eunion and for our country and for our right than we are bount to have it and we are going in for it so good By right soon Back
Wm H. Shoemaker