U. S. Arsenal Hospt

Washington DC

Oct 23^d 1864               

 

Dear Father Mother Sisters & Brothers I now take pen in hand to write a few lines to you to inform you that i am well and in the best of spirits I have been unwell and i was afraid i should have the bilious fever but the Doctor has stoped it and i now feal very well my head troubled me very mutch while i was unwell but one morning the sixth day i believe after i was taken the Doctor gave me a new kind of medacin and / the first dose helped me in a very short time and he told me to stop as soon as my head ache left so i did not take but three doses the Doctor has done more for me than any other Doctor in the armie he & Mrs Porter thinks a great deal of me i was over to sea their baby it is a nise baby i can tell you Mrs Porter is a very pleasent woman it seams like being at home almost to be in her house for she is a real mother for a young woman she is a little older than Pheebe and about the same sise. The weather here is very plesent we have had a shower for two nights in succession but of short duration the days are / warm we have had only one frost yet the leaves are dropping a considerable there is good nuse from the armie Sentral Division in the valley. General Sherridan a short time sinc came to Washington on business or on a visit the Rebs heard of it and sent to Richmond for General Longstreet and his armie he came to Earley and attacted ower force drove them back 4 milds and captured 20 pieces of artilery but as providence saw fit to send Sherridan back just in time for the fight he arived and hearing the cannonading he started for the field and in a short time he had a new line formed and then / the Rebs came again but not to victory they wer stopped Sherridan drove them back captured over 50 pieces of artilery 1500 prisoners and drove them 8 milds this is what you can call a defeat turned into a victory in a few howers. there is nothing of importance here. NB I was up to the city to see the state agent and he gave me 2 pair of red flannel drawers also 2 red flannel shirts they wer very nise i have not had any chance to get any clothing yet to send home i am on the watch all the while but the Companies that are here are strangers to me so i have not been among them mutch yet. as it is late i will draw to a close for this time. Leaveing you all in the care of God who doeth all things well i bid you all good night. from your loveing Sone & Brother WAClark

 

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For President. Abraham. Lincoln.

For Vise Presadent. Andy. Johnson.

Mac is Dead.

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