Memphis March 7^th 1863

 

 Dear Brother Ene

I received yours of the 26^th last thursday and was very glad to hear from you and to hear that you and the rest of the boys was well I also received the descriptive roll being the second that I have received but it is better to have two than none

 

I supose that long since you got the letter I wrote saying that I had got the money you sent and also the descriptive roll that the capt sent first I think I wrote it the next day after the one that you / speake of geting I am well except my knee that does not appear to get much better I have no use of it yet but it does not pain me much now I received a letter from home home last thursday they was all well I also received a letter from my Father. they had heard that I was dead but got a letter from me while they was writing I have no news to write there is nothing of interest going on here I wish you would see Louis Adkinson of our C^o and ask him that if he knows / anything about my knapsack I left it in his care and he ought to know what became of it

 

I also loned my knife to Wallace to rip my pants when I was wounded and he kept it to rip others he said you get it if you can I will finish in the morning

 

Sunday morning March 8

            I am all right this morning although my knee pained me worse last night than it has for some time before

 

we had a fire last night in the City but it did / not amount to much and also one the night before

 

            I am writing to Mary and to my Father today tell Coony I want to hear from him I wrote a letter to Collins of the 33^rd last Monday

 

            Well I will quit give my respects to all the boys

 

                                                respectfully Yours

                                                            James Harden

 

PS I am going to try to get away from here and go to St Louis soon if I can

                                                                                                J H

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