Washington hospital

ward g memphis tenn

August the 14 AD 1863

 

Dear Sister inow seat my self to write afiew lines to you to in form you that iam well and ihope when these fiew lines come to hand they will find you all well

 

well Sarah ireceived your letter to day and was glad to hear from you all again and hear you was all well well Sarah iam still down here in the Sunny South as the Southren people call it but ithink it is the Starving South for wee dont get mutch to eat down here ill bee blamed if it dont / look like starving to death down here well Sarah iam sorry that ihave not written to you before but ihope you will forgive me this time iwill try and do bettr here after iwould like to come home and see you all the best kind and ithink iwill bee home on afurlow bee fore long then ican talk to you about the war well imust close So good by for this time Robert H Forder

to Sarah A Forder

 

please excuse bad writing and spelling Robert Forder

privet of Company

B Sixteenth Regiment

indiana Volinteers

 

please write to me

as sune as you get

this so good by

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