Union Soldier's Letter Union soldiers letter on patriotic letterhead 3pp. 8vo., New Bern, Feb. 13, 1863 Thomas Penning writes a friend: Gen Foster has arrived and is after some of the siege guns the iron clad Montauk has withstood the shock of the guns at Fort Sumter... they were at a distance of 600 yards for 4 hours without getting much damage... Gen. Hooker has command of the Army of the Potomac commended for our action under fire and placed in a fighting brigade