New Albany (Hospital No 3)

Sunday Aug 24^th 1862

 

Dear Brother & Sister

                                    As I feel somewhat lonesome to day I am going to try Mr Slagle's plan. Sit down and write letters. This is a very warm day the weather has been much warmer here since I got back than I expected to find it. the nights are nearly as warm as those warm nights we had in Pittsburg, and the musquitoes they nearly eat me up. But I have one consolation if I cant sleep I can put in my time scratching My health I think is improveing I have gained a little since I come back. I have procured boarding at a house right opposite the Hospital I pay $1.50 per week I guess you will think they wont make much boarding me at those / figures if I eat as much as I did the last two or three weeks I was in Pitts well I dont think they will make their fortunes. There has quite a change takeing been made in the Hospital during my absence nearly all of the old stock has been sent off. Those sick ones that come in the day we left have nearly all died off there is only two or three of that load here now. Those that he examined the day you come after me have all got their discharges and gone home they were suffering with the same desease that I was. that goes to prove that Bowman never tried to get my papers through. It is a pity that we did not wait two or three days I feel certain now that we could have got our my papers through in that time. Now there does not appear to be any chance of doing any thing / 'till further orders from comes from Stanton. When I reported myself to Sloan to have my name put on the roll to be sent to Washington, he asked me if I had proper papers to show why I staid away. I told him I had he answered all right, put my name down, but never asked to see my papers. I tell you it was a lucky thing for me that I had no soldiers clothes on while travelling as I would have been stopped and by that means lost the connections at Columbus I was afraid to get out of the cars as I took notice that they made all show their papers. So it was a good thing I had something to eat in my carpet sack. I did not buy any thing to eat 'till I got to Seymour there I took supper. at Cinnati they arrested every one that had any marks about him of being a soldier / I tell you I laid low but I got along without any difficulty I am going to write to the Quarter Master of the 15^th to day they are at Memphis. But as it is about time for preaching I must close. Edwin I wish you would send me some papers occasionally as reading matter is purty scarce here. Rember me to all enquireing Friends As EverYour

                                                                                   

Brother George

 

Answered       

Sep 2 1862

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