The years have flown since they met, but Kelly remembers as well as yesterday the blood trickling down Henry's face at Malvern Hill and all those hard fought fights and weary marches and cold and rainy bivouacs. Yesterday he discharged a sergeant of his company for disability and was asked to give him a recommendation. As the sergeant is going to Detroit, Kelly remembered that Henry is settled there. Hence this letter. Kelly would like very much to see Henry and should he come to Boston he must not forget to come to Fort Warren to see Kelly and his wife and three fine children, half Yankee and half Irish, a very fine stock. Kelly knows Henry is married but does not remember hearing what family he has. Kelly was sent here because they had no place in New York Harbor. Kelly's service under Andrews has not been pleasant; Andrews is a disorganizer, a destroyer of discipline, personally a nice man. Kelly put Andrews' eldest son out of his company quarters and that brought the whole family down on him. Chester had told Kelly he had seen Henry not long ago. Kelly wants Henry to write. Henry's father still wields the pen and Kelly wishes he may long live to do so. :: III-3-a A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.