Finley Hospital Washington,

D. C. Feb 20^th 1863

 

Dear Sister

 

Mr Burt has just been here and given me your letter and the bundle you sent me. The I was very glad to some one from old Harvard and to hear direct from the folks at home.

 

Well I suppose you will want to know what the doctor said about a furlough. Mr Burt spoke to him about it before he came in to see me and the doctor told him he would see me him again, so while Mr Burt was in the / doctor came in, and asked him what he thought of me. I had told Mr Burt as I wrote to you the other day that I was getting so well that I did not think it would be best to apply for one, as I was comfortable here and it would be hard leaving you again. I asked his advice about it and he thought that would be best for me.

 

When the doctor came in Mr B. asked him about the furlough. The doctor said it would be of no use for me to apply for a furlough for I was getting along so fast I could not get one. This is Dr Logan the one that has charge of the ward. in order to get a furlough I should have to be examined by the chief doctor whose name is Mr Dr Moses. /

 

I did not keep the three dollars you sent as I have got my pay (as I wrote in my last letter) so I do not need it. The handkerchiefs stockings jelly and sauce will all come into play I can assure you. The stockings are considerable better than the army stockings. Mr Burt thinks he shall go home about the middle of next week so perhaps you will get this letter before he gets there.

 

So old Shady is discharged at last is he. Well I guess it is was about time. As a general thing he used me pretty well though he used to get a little out of sorts, like all the rest of us. /

 

I see by the papers that the 9^th Army Corps has gone into quarters at Fortress Monroe and that it is expected they are going on some kind of an expedition soon. If they do not leave there before I get well probably I shall rejoin the regiment. If they should be sent to the far south I do not know whether they would send me after them or not. I shall not attempt to rejoin the reg^t till feel able to because I should consider it would be worse than useless for me to do so. I am still gaining and getting along as well as I could expect.

 

your brother

E. W. Stacy.

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