Fort Pulaski Georgia

December 14^th 1864

                        James V McDanold Esqr.         

                    

                                                            Dear Sir

                                                                                    With pleasure I seat myself to write you a few lines, to let you know that I am well, and enjoying very good health at presant. I have been in prison nearly eight months, and I have not heard a word from home yet. I have written home six or seven times, but have never heard a word from there since I have been in prison. I have not heard any thing from my company since I have been in this department, they are at Elmira N.Y. I suppose I have written there to find out. John Buchanan is at Fort Delaware, and was well the last time I heard from him. If any of the company have been exchanged please let me know who they are. I am treated with all respects by the guard, we are guarded by the 157^th N. Y. Regt. who seem disposed to treat us with all respects that is due to a prisoner of war. But with all the good treatment I get still I am getting very ancious to be exchange. I hope the time is not far distant, untill I will be permitted to return south to my old home once more.

 

            I will close please write soon. Direct to Fort Pulaski Ga her flag of truce Via of Charleston [page torn away]

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James V. McDanold

            Chatham Hill

                        Va

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