Foster, Joseph Milton, to parents, 24 Sept 1863

Foster, Joseph Milton, Private, Co. F, 37th Massachusetts Infantry, USA, to parents. Written in New York City. The Ware, MA, boys continue to do well except for William Lewis, whom Foster thinks has typhoid fever. On a positive note, Foster enjoys spending time in NYC. "We sleep four stories high... It is cool up hear and I can see most all over the city... All you can see is buildings of all kinds... There is more peddlers than you can shake a stick at in a month." He describes a visit to Barnum's Museum, where he saw "everything that ever was made, I guess, there was more than is neaded in this world.... I saw a [seal] play on a hand organ, he was the darndest looking thing... he had two legs, his head looked like a puppies... the way he got along, he kinder hopped and flopped." He hopes his company will stay in New York long enough for the parents to visit and see "the Wonders of the World" for themselves.