January the 6^th 1863

           

Dear wife I seat myself to let you know that I am well and I getting along fine but not well as I would if I was at home with you and the children Cul I could tell you a heep but I will wat till another time monroe is getting along fine I expect to stay with him till he gets well we have got him moved out of the hospital into a private house the rest is geting along tolerable well the most of them John Saterfield I do not think will live till morning and William Simmons is mighty bad ili simmons is dead and Travise Griffis is dead and Milton Biars and Jef Grubs al Beck them has all died since they came to the hospital and there was Alfred Walker and / Orange Weilher and Henry Weirmack and Doc Andrews and William McClusky killed dead on the field it is not worth trying to name all that was wounded because our Company was very near all wounded or killed we never have heard yet how many was left of our Company yet Cul I believe I will try to tell all I know of the boys that was wounded and where Monroe in the right thigh Jim Mcfaran in the thigh but not bad John Brown in the thigh not bad William Brown in the knee not very bad William Raney in the hip pretty bad Clint Dent in the head slightly William George in the leg Samuel McComn in the knee bad Cal Thomas in the thigh slightly William simmons in the arm close to the / sholder bad eli through the breast Milton Biars in the breast Jef Grubs in the breast John saturfield in the leg and has had it cut off James Henderson in the leg and has had it cut off William Dunn in the arm and has had it cut off they are both doing prety well Alfred Beech right across the lower part of his belly Jacob Hall in the leg bad Nathan steadman in the leg bad Thorton in the leg bad that is about twenty five or six that was wounded bad enough to come to the hospital and I know 15 or 20 more that was slightly wounded in the hand and in the foot James Heartston in the foot William Stewart in the hand John Blankenship I dont mind where and good many others that I never [paper hole] 

 

Well Cul I believe I have told you nearly all about the boys I can there is a heep wounded yet that was not very bad and they did come to the hospital well Cul I am setting up by miself Delia got here this morning but she never sleep any last night and her and your father and mother is lying sleeping we do not do any thing for monroe but keep wet cloths on it he never has suffered much with it yet it is matering and that is what they all want it to do that is a good sign well Cul you dont know how bad I do want to see you and them little darlings of mine but I do not know when I will but do not think it will be long I think when monroe gets well I will get to come home [paper hole] I will be sure to come if i can

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