[1] Feb 6 AD 1865

U S general Hospital
My dear friend
I take my pen in hand
to inform you that I
am not verry well at
present hoping these few
lines may find you in
a better state of health
but I am getting better
fast I had the yellow
janders and was verry sick
I was down in William
ton South Carolina with
the expidition and got
Sick there I tell you
there was a high time
there the weather was
warm and I hear my
corps has gone down again
we had awful storm
sometimes I thought the
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boat would fall
over and futher the weather
is not very cold here in
virgina we had a light
snow the other day but
today it is raining I
have it good here a good
bed and plenty to eat
and futher there were
two soldiers shot here
yesterday for decertian
& futher I have not
received that box but
I heard it is at division
head quaters and so I
get it when I get
to my Regiment
& I expect to go back
soon again and about
Gingrich & Brandt
I know nothing I
heard Gingrich was
at Fort Monroe I
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would like to see
him once again but
perhaps he is withe
the Regiment & about
the war I cant tell
you much & I think
I must stop for want
of news & write soon
and direct in this way
& then I will get
it no matter where
I am
U S general Hospital
Point of Rocks or 203 Reg
Co. H Washington
D C PV
U S general Hospital
Point of Rocks or 203 Reg
PV Co H Washington
D C
Amos Breneman
Yours Truly
A H Good
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since I have wrote
this I heard that 300
rebs and a capton
there where my Regiment
laid and they said the
war is soon over they
said old lee is verry
tired of it