November the 1862
Dalton Whitfield County Georgia the 26th
Deer Sister i seat my Self this morning to
write you a few lines to let you know how i am
gitting along i am Just only tolerable well
at this time i am Slowly on the mend i have
been Sick for a month i taken Sick at knoxvi
lle Tennessee and went to chattanooga and lay
there 16 days so week that i could not git up
and down i staid there until the 21st and i was
Sent here i had the pnewmonie and i have
had the diarah since i came here i like this
place very well i git plenty to eat and
go where i want to the ladys in this place
is very kind to the sick they have a Society to
cook for all the Sickest ones i git my ration
from them as i cant eat the bread and beef
they have i git good bread and coffee and soop
evry thing sells high here pork is 25 cts per
pound Salt is $40 a bushel potatoes is two
dollars i can git milk at 15 cts a quart with
what little nowresshments i can buy and
what i draw i can live here finely i am
going to stay here as long as i can
git to for i can not stand so much hard
marching i dont no any thing about the
Regment the last time i heard from it it was
at Talahoma i tried to git a furlough but faild
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i rote a letter to father on the 20th at Chattanoga
but i think you will get this as soon as he
gits his the weather is very cold here and cloudy
i have not drawed my money yet but
i will draw some to day or to morow they
are paying off the sick here well i am about
out of some thing to write i want you to write
to me as soon as you git this for it has been along
tim Since i heard from home and i want
you to hear from there the worst sort
tell father to write and all the connection
i cant write to them all paper is so high
and hard to git i would like to come home
and see you all if i could but i cant i would
like to be at home now to eat fresh meat and
turnips and all such things i often think
of the time that i uest to have when i thou
ght it hard time but i never new what
hard times was i would rather live at home
and work for my victuels and clothes as to be
in the army and git 25$ a month i will
close write soon Direct your letters to
J T Boyd Dalton Georgia J T Boyd
Dalton Whitfield Co Georgia Dalton
Dalton Hospital J T Boyd to
Mrs Mary J Hall November the 26
when this you see Remember me though many
a mile apart we be