Chimbarrazo hospittle
Aug, the. 5. 1862

Dear friend
I drop you a few lines
which leaves me un well
but I hop it may find
you all well I am Sorry
to Say to yall that William
is Dead he Died
this morning about one
o clock he Died with the
typhoid new maney when
the regment left the sick
stayed at the camps and
william was complaining
a little and could not march
but he got worse and thay
sent us awl to the hospitlle
and he Died this morning
he was out of his head
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far two Days and night
fare he Died he giv
Jackson his pocket book
and he is at Camps tha
put his nap sack and cloths
in the bagage room and
locked them up he was
well well waited
on after we came here
we lay rite by the Sid
of won a nother and you can
tell how I felt when we had
to peart but we awl hav
to go I will hav to
Close pleas excuse
my bad writen and spelt
letter for my arms is so
weak and trimbes so I
[??]rly write, C. T. Dalton
to O. Martin and
family