Carver Hospital Washington D.C.

Wednesday Nov 11^th 1863

 

                        Dear Parents Brothers Sisters & Friends I now take my pen in hand to write you a few lines to let you know that i am about the same as usual. I received your kind letter and was happy to hear that you wer all well you spoke of going to sea Samuel and found him looking better than you expected to sea him i suppose you all have an idea that i am flat on my back and as poor as a cr[?] but you must not let your minds run to sutch an extent i am fat i was weighed a few days ago and went as high as 158 lbs so you sea i am by no means poor and other ways very fleshy i can go where ever i please provided i have a pass from the Doctor i am in not mutch pain The doctor sayes my lungs are as sound as a dollar also my liver & hart he sayes i have a touch of the plurasy & astmy but i have nothing to shortin my days in the shape of disease he sayes that if i am playing off on my voice that i am a good one for he could not tell but he thought i was not he sayes i never can get to the Reg again and he thinks that i will be put in to the Second Batalion Invalid Corps if i am i shall try to get into the / third Reg for their Headquarters are in New Haven then i shall try to get a furlough for 10 or 15 days

 

you spoke of my comeing home to thanksgiveing i cannot say as to whether it will be so i can get home or not as soon as that There is not mutch nuse here only there is a pile of Rebs came through the city going to the Old Capitol they wer taken by General Mead & General Killpatrick a few days ago ower troops crossed the Rappuhannock and surround them one Brigade of Lousiannia Tigers and one Brigade of North Carolina troops also 11 pieces of artilery that was a very good hall for one trip General Mead i think will make an other hall in a few days i think he is a good man and able to fill his office he is very popular around here. Now for the 11^th Corps it has redeamed its bad name with General Joe Hooker in Tenesee Hooker attacked the Rebs at Lookout Mountain and drove them 10 miles and held the ground captured several pieces of artilery also a large number of prisoners we have not got ower pay as yet but we will get it in a few days it is getting late so i will quit scratching my love to one and all i remain as ever your loveing Sone & Brother

                                                           

William A Clark

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