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Transcription: 

Empire Hospital [1]
Atlanta Oct 23rds 1863
My dear Wife
Having written to you twice
and as yet have not received an answer. Makes
me feel quite uneasy your remaining quiet
so long. If it is possible for you or Daniel
Coggin or C F Coggin to come to see me do so as
I need some one here The Doctor tolde me that
he would send me home if any of my peple
were her to take me so that I could be
attended to on the way. I am not doing
as well as I was a week ago. My love to
the children
Your affectionate husband
E.B. Coggin

[right margin folded slightly over covering some letters at the ends at the ends of lines]

Mrs Ann E Coggin
Madam
I would advise you
to come or send someone here to your husban[d]
as he is not doing well. He is not considered
is danger but if there is not some one here to atten[d]
to him as he should be attended to he will get wors[e]
and there will be danger of his not recovering
Respectfully
Lt F.L. Boothby [2]

 

Footnotes: 
  1. The letter is all in one hand, that of Lt. Frank L. Boothby of Co. H, 15th Alabama Infantry. The 15th Alabama was in the same brigade as the 47th Alabama.
  2. E. B. Coggin had been wounded at the Battle of Chicamauga in September and died five days after this letter was written.
Date: 
October 23, 1863
Collection: 
E. B. Coggin Papers

Author(s)

Ebenezer B. Coggin
Unit: 
Co. H, 47th Alabama Infantry
Rank: 
Third Corporal, Senior Second Lieutenant
Residence (County): 
Chambers County, AL
Frank L. Boothby

Recipient(s)

Ann E. Coggin
Residence (County): 
Chambers County, AL

From

From State: 
Georgia
From Municipality: 
Atlanta, GA
From Note: 
Empire Hospital

To

To State: 
Alabama
To County: 
Chambers

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Allison Bertoldie
Transcription Date: 
April, 2011
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
September, 2011

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