Baton Rouge

Nom 23

160 Reg't, Co., H  U.S.A.,

Cort House Hospital Ward 7

July 19 186

 

Dear Lib I thought I would not write till tomorow bot I could not write when I went to look for my pen it was gone well dear Lib I felt affle bad to think I had lost it bot I spoke to the head nerce and he had it he took it when I was a sleep well dear I feal very well to day bot I have had a hard time sence I wrote to you last wednesday abought fore oclock we had rane and after the rane the wind was very chilley and I had a chill and I never was in sotch pane in my life it went to my back and dear Lib I could not lay no whare I thought I should dy I could not hardly breath bot I got better in the eavening it took my strength all away from mee what little I did have bot dear I feel good today I thought I would not say eny thing abought it and then I thought I would because if you was sick / I would want you to write abought it dear Lib I hope I never shall have another sotch a turn as that they poot medison anough down me to kill a comon man I have takeing three doses of salts and one of rhubarb and it dont apear to do me motch good bot I dont eat only a little toast bot I feel good to day my foot is dooing well bot I cant bare my heft on heat yet I have good curage if I could only get your letters I would injoy it better I wrote in my last letter to you that we had took the forceis below hear that was a fals report our men has ben fighting doon there ever sence bot the rebs has fel back 14 milds they had a big force 18 thousand they drove our men first the talk is our men will take them all prisners before they get away it is Magruder from Galveston texas if our men had not took port hodson jest as they did they would of raised a bad smell with Banks they would of took donlsonvill and this place bot we was to quick for them there is lots of prisners here the oficers and Generl Gardner of port hodson come / doon and stoped hear on thear way to new orleans the Generl youse to belong to our reglers he was onder [?] twigs in texas he joined the confederate service before he resined our servis he was jest the man for that place because he hated to give up we are having affle good knuse I think they say we have takeing 28 thousand from lee in that rade to pensulvayny and they they think he wont get back to richmond we have takeing abought a 100 thousand sence the first of july we dont hear eny thing hear. the rebs was driveing three thousand head of fine cattle. Dear Lib I got tierd out this fore noon and diner was redy and I stoped we had bean soop for diner bot I eat rice there is some men going home there is three in this room going this after noon them that has the worst wounds dear lib I would like to come bot I am glad that my wound haint no worse than it is my wound is most well and I am glad of it bot I shant do eny duty I dont think in three months. there / is a sargent here that is wounded he belongs to the 114 he lives in green he was telling a story one day he sed there was a girl in green that got in a famly way they wanted her to suare it to some one and she sed she did not know wether it belonged to walis Bingom or too other men I cant think of thear names I did not say eny thing he sed that walis Bingom fixed too more girles out and he ron away he did not know where he went he sed he took pictures in green so you see dear lib I know what he was I made up my mind the first time I see him what he was you know when that was dear lib bot you thought he was purty neat how knice he did pol the wool over your eyes and the girles to I know what he wanted and so do you know bot that is past know bot it is laughible to think if it dear lib I could write another sheet if I want so tired dear Lib bot I am tired clear out so good by this is from your tru and loving Hosbond To the best and loving wife there is left by the soldier with lots of kisses L C Hakes

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