Camp near

fredericksburgh Va

May the 18 [1862]

                                   

dear uncle

i take my pen in hand this morning to write you a few lines to inform you that i am well at present and I hope that these few lines may find you the same

 

well i must inform you that george is very sick he haint been well for a long time he went to the hospitle on friday and has been very sick ever since and aint espected to live long if there aint a change soon he is very flighty and dont now anybody i went to see him yesterday but he ditent now / me he has got the tifoid fever there is four of our Company got the feaver and ar all weary sick

 

the weather is weary warm here now

 

no more at present

           

i will write soon again

if he dont get better

 

A Rhodes

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