[Brock was captured at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. He was confined at Ft. Delaware where he died on October 1, 1863, cause not reported.]

May the 28th 1863
Camp near franklin va
Dear Sear
I Drop you a few lines
to Stat to you my Condish
on I ame in a lo Stat
of helth I hav lost
one of my eyes and I Cant
Sea good out of the other
an my folks is a Suferi
ng an they ant nary one
able to help ther selvs
I ame not able for sur
vis if you pleas help
me to git home a little
while for they wont giv
me a fur low for a few
days they ar just Ceeping
me hear for no profit
and I think I Can do more
good for my Country home
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than I Can hear an writ
to me how I Shall git off
from hear writ Soun
if you pleas for I want
to no what I Can do
nothing more
only I remane yours
truly John W Brock
to gover vance
writ to frank
lin Va to compny G
55 regment NC
trops John W
Brock

govner
vance