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	Nashua Nove 13
	Dear brother
		          Your
Letter of nov. 6th came
to hand last Saturday
morning I Should
have received it before
But have been here
in Nashua two or three
weeks
I have enlisted in 
the 6th NH, regiment
of volunteers, & we
Shall go into Camp
at [Keene?] Soon I do
not know how soon
but will let you 
know when we do
all of our friends here
are in good health
aunt Lorena keeps about

the Same as usual. She
Sent you a Letter
the other day & Some
paper.
I am here Recruiting
for the Regiment & 
mighty dull work it is
haveing only received one
man Since I opened
the office
Business of all kinds is
Dull enough here in
nashua on the [uper?]
[Coperation?] they are
making Soldiers drawers
at the rate of five thous
and pairs per day, week
have a contract for 800-
000 pairs they make the
cloth & cut it up, & then
Let the Women cary
Home & make them up
one can hardly meet

a Woman in the Street
that has not her arms
full of Soldiers
I See by the papers that
the fleet is in south
Carolina Wonder how
James likes to hear the
Whisle of bullets by
our regiment is to be arm
ed with Sharps rifles & Sabre
bayonets & we Shall be
equiped in Shape you
Will See if you have
Seen any of the N.H.
regiments.
We Shall Probaly be
in Washington as soon
as the midle of december
& then I Will See you
if I Can tell the boys
[illegible] go it While they are
young, for When they
get old they cannot

Enclosed I Send you
a note From mother
Bolles, uncle Bolles has
just been here in the
Office & I have tried
to get him to enlist
all are opposed to my 
going into the army again
But I cannot content
myself to Stand Idle & 
See my old Flag Spit
upon although they are
my countrymen
     I cannot think of any
more to Write at present
So Will Send you
my love, my best
Respects all the boys of
Co. D..
	your affectionate
Brother
	   S.R. Dickerman