U. S. Arsenal Hospt

Washington DC

Oct 3^d 1864               

 

Dear Father Mother Sisters & Brothers I now take pen in hand to inform you of the safe arival of my selfe at the old place and i also find my health is about the same as when i was home though I have not had the feaver & ague since i came back Now to the jorney I arived in Norwalk just in time for the Express train for N.Y. and arived at 27 S^t about ½ past 10 then i took the 4^th Avenue cars to the / Astor House then i went direct to Ferry and arived in Jersy City about an hower to late for the 10 Oclock train for Washington so all i could do was to wait untill ½ past seven in the eavening while wating there i saw George B. Mclellan & lady they came in from Philadelphia then i went out into the city untill i got tired then i went into Talors Hotell close to the Depot and there was about 200 in there drinking and some fighting over politics so i left there and went to the Depot and stayed untill time for the train then i was among the first to be seated i arived in Washington about 6 oclock Sunday morn then i took the city cars / to within about ½ a mild of the Hospt i arived at the Hospt about 8 Oclock and the Doctor nor stewart did not know me at first but they wer hapy when they saw it was me they boath sayed every thing had gon backwards ever since i left then i sent those large apples and a few nuts to Mrs Porter and she was as hapy as a baby with a stick of candy she thanked me a thousand times for them. the Doctor had a hundred questions or more to ask and in fact faster than i could answer them about the liveing i had while home and if i was sick and how i was handled and what medacin i took in fact every / thing nearly he asked that he could there is not mutch nuse the armie under sheridan & Hunter are after Earlies command as far as can be expected General Grant has made a very bold strike on the north side of the James River and captured several pieces of artilery and about 500 prisoners also has taken a portion of their heavy brest workes and still holds them he has also made an attact on the South Side R.R. but with what result i have not learned Farigut is now remooving obstructions in the chanell near Mobeal in fact every thing look well as it is late i will close my love and best respects to all

Good night. I remain as ever your loveing Sone & Brother.

WAClark

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