Henry Harrison Wilder to Mother
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thinking about things this morning I thought that I should write to you and have you
or Father draw my State pay and let it out at intrest I am told that you can draw it
if I want you to and Id rather you would draw it and have it on intrest than to let
it lay idle untill I get home if I every should, white I expect to some time I shall
have some more money in thre weeks from now at least the pay day comes then, thare
has ben a fight it was yesterday and the Union Troops was one full and it is reported
that General Jonston is taken prisner
but it is a reporte that came in
this morning I hope that it is true but we no not for surtain thare was a harde fight
for we could heare the Canons all day it sounded like distant thunder all day long it
is raning this morning and the boys are all engaged in letter writing thare is a
greate deal of this business don in Camp I wrote to you in my other letter that I was
unwell I am geting beter evry day I do not drill any and have not for the last week
nor shall I for a week to come the Doctor tolde me that I
must not the Doctor is doing first rate by me he is trying to get me a plase in the
Hosptole he told
Capen Stowell that I should not drill any more Edson
Moody is here in the second Reg he was examined and the Doctor said that he was not
fit for survis on acount of the feaver sore on his leg, he has got his discharge and
he starts for Home to day I got the things that you sent but the letter I did not
finde untill this morning I got the box to write this letter on and I found the
letter as for the feeling tordes Marrion I have written a good many letters to hur
and have not got any answer from them but if she did not get them of corse she did
not now whare to direct good by
from youre afectionte SonH. Wilder