Monday 18^th July       

Cav Corps Hospital

 

My Dear Wife

                        i have been very sick but am better now and hope i will soon bee well i have had the Dirrier and soon i got weak the sun overpowered me so i had to be uncounsious one day i get along hear very good they are all kind to me the Sanitary Commishion does evry thing hear you can see the works of the savior hear you hear preaching praying and singing evry day prayer meeting evry night in some ward i am so weak that i cannot set up long at a time i can scarsly get to the sink you will get a letter from Sutphen i expect befor you get this i told him to tell you all about it i cannot write to you all now but wen i get strong i got nobody to lean on wen i get up if i am weak i have to stop to to rest befor i finish your letter i will never be the same man i was again but i will come home and be a burden to you all the days of your young life i think of you very much more than i can tell and the little boy tell father if he has not sent thoes shoes to keep them untill i get better wich i hope will soon bee i have had no letters from home since the 4^th the last one was writin on the sunday befor the forth and i was taking sick last tuesday the 12^th you can send me a letter hear if you answer this right away it makes no diferance wether i get them letters if you have not sent any monney in them the letters wat i have not got i mean my head is half crazy i see all kinds of things i see you half of the time and mother i thought she was bringing me pie and cake and i could not eat it wen she got by me good Bye i am so tired H H Covert /

 

Your ever loving husband

i pray for you evry day at

morn at noon and night good Bye

Do not quite forget me

 

Direct

Mr Henry H Covert

Cavelry Corps Hospital

Washington

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