Letter is written on a small white lined piece of paper that meas. approx. 4.00 x 6.50 inches. The letter is written in pencil which is strong and readable. Letter reads:

MARYLAND HEIGHTS

JUNE 29^TH

DEAR COUSIN,

I NOW SIT DOWN TO WRITE YOU A FEW LINES TO LET YOU KNOWS THAT I AM WELL AS USUAL THERE IS NOT MUCH NEWS HERE TO WRITE. WE EXPECT A BATTLE SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE WITHIN HEARING  THERE WAS A WEEK OR 10 DAYS THE MAIL DID NOT GO THROUGH BUT NOW IT IS ALRIGHT  DON’T THINK HARD BECAUSE I DID NOT WRITE BEFORE I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER SOME TIME AND WAS GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU THE TROOPS NOW ARE MOVING TOWARDS ANTIETAM AND SOUTH MOUNTAIN I THINK ANOTHER BATTLE WILL BE FOUGHT THERE  I AM IN GOOD HEALTH HERE AND READY FOR ACTION IF THE REBELS COME HERE THEY WILL HAVE A WARM RECEPTION HERE  I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM NATHAN FOR SOME TIME  WRITE AS SOON AS YOU CAN  AND DIRECT AS BEFORE TO

SAMUEL F. SAWYER

CO. B 14^TH REG. MASS VOLS

SANDY HOOK,

MARYLAND

Samuel Frye Sawyer was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on July 7, 1837. He was working as a shoemaker in Methuen when he enlisted as a Private in Company B, 14^th Massachusetts Infantry on July 5, 1861.

The 14^th was officially changed to the 1^st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery in September of 1863. Before that time it had been stationed in the defenses of Washington with several companies, including Sawyer’s Company B, assigned to Harper’s Ferry.

In 1864 the regiment was used as infantry in the Army of the Potomac’s 2^nd Corps. It saw some action around Spotsylvania where Private Sawyer was captured on May 19, 1864. He was sent to Andersonville prison and died there due to chronic diarrhea on July 28, 1864. Today he rests in Andersonville National Cemetery in grave 4180.    [ad]

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