Memphis Tenn

                                                                                                            March 21^st 1863

 

            Dear Fannie

                                    You have doubtless been wondering why you receive no letters from me lately, but there has been good reason for it. for the past three weeks I have been very sick with the fever. I have been in the hospital for the past two weeks and am here now on the convalescent list. They give me no medicine to speak of only waiting to gain strength. I tell you Fanny it is not so very pleasant to be sick so far from home and friends but I have no greate reason to compain as I have received thus far very kind treatment. Oh! how often I have thought of you, and how much I have wanted to see you, since I have been lying here sick if any thing will make a fellow think of home and its loved ones it is to be sick among strangers. but the good Father has been very merciful to me. I have found some who have been friends indeed since I have been sick. our hospital Matron has been a sister to me. she says that all the soldiers are her / brothers and of course she is their Sister. she is a young woman but is doing a great amount of good many a poor soldier like myself will live to bless her for her many little deeds of kindness. she comes into our room every morning about nine oclock and washes us up combs our hair and makes us comfortable generally. there is ony two of us in one room Lieut Pierce & myself Lieut is not near so well as I am now. I am in hopes to be out in two or three days if I dont have any pull backe. Glendenning comes up to see me every day and talk with me and cheers me up. he brought me the heart and little whale all sound. also a letter from you. he told me all the news and.c. But I must begin to think of closing as I have written about as long as I can stand it. Now Dear Fannie please answer this soon and dont wait to hear from me. I shall write just as often as I can. please give my love to all the folks and may the good Father keep and protect you from all harm is the prayr of your sincere friend

                                                            Frank M Guernsey

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