DeCamp Gen Hospital

Davids Island

May 15^th '64

 

            Dear Sister Julia,

                                                                                                                        Your letter was kindly rec^d one week ago, but sorry to say it has not as yet been answered. I will now answer and not keep you longer in suspence, as you are so very prompt in answering my letters. I am glad to hear you are well. your kind letter finds me enjoying / the same temporal blessing. I cannot help but thinking of the many poor wounded soldiers that are suffering in the vicinity of Richmond at the present time. yes from my own experience I can do so. they cannot have to much sympathy and they certainly deserve all they get. at least, their suffering must be great indeed. I am fortunate in not being in the bloody conflict that is now going on. my greatest desire is that our armes will be successful and that the war will end this season. there has been enough lives lost already for one rebellion. I recd a letter from home the next day after writing you. it assured me that I was not entirely forgotten. I am sorry to think you are under the impression yet that Plymouth has not been surrendered yet to the / rebles. there is no doubt but that such is the case. have you heard anything more since you wrote me, respecting the affair. did you receive the paper I sent you last Monday. It gave an account as to the expected destination of the Plymouth prisoners. I have a letter taken from Friday's paper from a prisoner that was taken at Plymouth. I will send it to you. I hope Edwin is safe, but we must wait patiently until we hear definately if he has been unfortunate we must bear it the best we can, remembering that such is the fate of war. if you should hear any news please write me and not keep me suspence. If you should happen to get a paper giving an account of the killed and wounded of our Reg^t (the 126^th) please send it to me after you have done with it / as there no doubt but that they have taken an active part in this desperate battle. this hospital is entirely filled with sick and wounded, not from recent battles but from last years battles. I am enjoying myself pretty well. my wound gains slowly.

 

Jul you must be back in time for dinner next time and not get any more black marks "ha"ha I know how it goes, but you know I boarded out of the scene and had a great deal more liberty of than those that boarded in the institution under the eye of the faculty. I used to go and come when I choosed. I seldom got excused for it was an easy matter to keep out of the site of the teachers.

 

You asked me if I heard from "Jimmy" often, I do occasionaly. do you correspond with james. I have owed him a letter over a month. Give my respects to Maggie there is no news of importance so I will close hoping to hear from you again soon

 

                        from your ever true and affct Brother

"Julia"                                                             A H Peirson

 

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PS Jul, I havn't improved much in short hand lately. I have employed my time in making picture frames out of pine wood. I am going to send some home before a great while. I cannot send them unless I take them apart you will have to wait until I get home before they are put together as it is rather difficult. anything to employ our time in the hospital

                                                                                                                                    Albert.

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