Calvin Shedd letter to wife, S. Augusta Shedd, April 2, 1863

              Dear Wife & All 

I recd yours of the 14th prox the day I sent the last, I was so busy on guard & the 5 Co,s were leaving I did not have time to write another word; they did not go that day before they got out of the harbor there came up a tremendous squall of rain, & wind, & they came back, & were obliged to stop till next day. the rain lasted three days the hardest since the Regt has been here. I got wet as a rat Sunday P.M. & Monday morning. I came off picket this morning & feel stupid as a fool, I could not sleep for fleas, Col Abbott appears to be awfull afraid that we shall be attacked he has just sent a Howitzer to the Intrenchment & has got a field peice ready to be used around town. unless I am much mistaken there are not 100 Reb Soldiers this side St John,s River; although Jacksonville has been evacuated, & there is nothing to hinder them from coming here, but I think their services will be required in the vicinity of Charleston if our folks have good luck. I am surprised surely that "we" carried E. at T. Meeting I take heart from that tell Esq. Smith if I had been at home he would have had one more majority. I feel much better over the Election than I expected for I was really afraid that the "Coffers" would carry it ie the State now I dont care much whether Gilmore or Harriman is Gov if they will only put their hearts to the work. we all feel homesick since the Boys went away, we all wanted to go & it seems lonesome although we have plenty of duty to do. but I dont care for that as some of them do, they complain