Springfield Nov 29^th 1862

 

Dear Brother

                        I received your kind letter this morning and was glad to hear from you again. I see in your letter that you have got father in the notion and you are a going to and get me furloughed or discharged. I dont know how you will make out I suppose it will depend upon just what influence you throw on the head surgeons that have charge of the hospital If you get on the right side of them you may make out but it would not do any good for me to say anything now I came here three weeks ago to day and I am not abit better than I was when I first came here except that I am in a little / Better order than I was when I first came here for all I have done since I have been here is to cook my own rations and eat them. I have not taken any medacine since I have been here and dont want to take any more such as I took in Rolla. I took most all kinds of medacine since I have been sick. I am well enough to be around and bring in a little wood and water It is all I want to do to cary a pail of water up stairs One day I will feel pretty well and the next I wouldent feel hardly able to get up and stairs and have been so ever since I have been here. The trouble seemes to lay in my feet and knees. let me walk a bout a mile or two and my feet will pain so right through toe joints so I cant walk / and the weakness in my seems to remain just as they was a month ago. I think as long as I stay here and live on soldiers rations I will be just so weak. But I think if If I was home a month or two I would as sound as ever. You must work your cards correct if you are agoing to work for a discharge. You try and see what they seem to think a bout it Well I think that they made a great speck of the draft in Milwaukee have got to go work and draft over again. I dont know as I shall make out much of a letter this time but I will try and get this off to night and write more next time. Tell Mother that I should like to have her gather herself up to gather and write me a short letter and send me my fine Comb that / rubber one that I bought just before I left I wrote father to send me some money and send a dollar or so in a letter till he sends me five or as many ase he can spare

 

                                                                                    This is all this time

 

give my love to all enquiring

 

                        Remain your affectionate

            Brother

                        S. Strong

 

answer right off do not wait

for ceremonies

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