Campbell Hospital

Washington D.C.

May 19^th /.64

 

            Dear Friend Mary.

Early this morning I will improve a few lines in writing to you I am on the gain a little. Every thing apears to be working favorable towrds my safe recovery and I think I shall be well enoughf to go back to the front by the 1^st of July and then we will finish it up. dont spose Gnl [?] can do much till I get back and if I had have got killed he would lost the day. now dont you think I amount to something Il bet you 

 

Mary I shoulden written this morning but I believe forgot to tell you where to direct the other morning or day when I wrote. My shoulder pained me so I couldent tell whether I was a writing or what. but maby I will get round so to do a little better in a few days. if you have written to me the letters will be sent from the regt. the reason was I dident write to you before was becaus I couldent get the letter to go. we dident have any communications from Washington to the regiment all the time we wer a fighting and on the march / but long as I am in the hospital I can get the letters out and get them from you. So you must write as often as once a week and I will try to do the same. tell Bil[?] to write and give a history of all that is a going on. how does Bub and and Lib get along keeping house. I had a dream about Delil last night and wish I was there to tell it to her. ask her how that broken arm gets along what was its name I have forgoton. well I will close Please give my love to all inquiring /

the old people especily

 

tell Denison & Dan I killed one Reb for them he tried to Bayonet me but he found his Equal. I will close

 

Direct

                        E. E. Brown

            Campbell Hospital

                                    Ward N^o 17

            Washington D. C.

 

I remain Yours Truly

            E. E. Brown

                        to Miss D Babcock

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