the nurse that waited on us done all the he Coud for us I think, you wanted to now his name his name was W^m Hawood he had a middle name but I have forgten it but I think that it was he Sind it W^m H Hawood you wanted to now wether he was a Solger or not he was a Solger at that time and be long to the 26 Ga Regment and in this Brigade he come on with me when I left thare to Santon and got a discharge thare he had had the white Seelling in one of his legs before come in to serves and coulden Stand it to march you wanted to now whare he live but I have forgoten the name of the Co that he live in though he lived a bout 25 mils from macon. as for Somthing to eat we got a nuff Such as it was we got beaf and bread and wheat Coffee twist a day. you wanted to now the name of the Dr that come to see us I never now his name and I don’t now whare he livs he come to see us onc a day but I think that he is like all the rest of the Dr he dident now what to do for the Smal pox. well I have when trid to give Some discription of our treatment but can give my feeling when my Dear Brother dide he was sensible of his death he told me too or three days before he dide that his time was/most out hear a while before he dide he seme to be verry happy and was Singing thare union in heaven and thare is union in my Sole Oh how coud I of Stud it if it had it not of bin for the bright evidence that he left that he was going to a better world I do not dought but what My Dear Brother is in a better world, and Oh that wey we may all meet him in that bright and happy land I pray you wanted to now how he was bered after he dide I think it was three days before I coud get a coffen to put him in and the fourth be fore he was bered he was bered in a Cofen when the coffen was brout they brout it in Sight of the house and hollow and the nurse had to go and get it and then thare wasent no one thare to put him in but the nuse and me and I wasent able to Sand on my feet thoug we had to put him a way thare was too men Sent thare to dig the grave and they bered him he was bered in a butiful plas thoug thare wasent one bered thar. he was bered a mile from midletown near the turnpik that leads from Santon to winchester a head bord marked John Hodnett 13^th Ga Rement. he dide as one going to Sleep I was laying by his side but never new when he dide he dide the 24 of Nov 1862 may the Lord grant that we may all meet him in heaven I pray good by             TJ Hodnett

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