Brigade Hospital Near
Chancrlsville va
May 10th 1864
Dear ma
I take the opputunity this
morning to write you afew
lines in order to let you
know how Iam geting on at
this time I am Doing verry well
at the Preasent the fight is
Still going on this is the 7th
Day we have bin fighting
and I am not Able to Say
when it will Seace we have
lost rite Smart of men in
this fight I dont think thair
was any of my company killd
we had 8 wounded and 4 missing
I dont know whether they were kild
or taken Prisners I will Name
the Boys that is missing
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G W Bolan R J Chambers
C J Lane and Brother is
all Prisners or they air killed
ma I dont think that they air
Kild for I went over the Battle
Field and I never Saw any thing
of them well ma I am hear
alone I have no Brother with me
now I am in hops that he is not Dead
if he is you know that Iam in
abad condision no one to Care for
me it Seames to me lik I Can
heare Him Calling me I hear
his voice all the time ma you
will have to Excuse me for not
writing along letter for my tears
air blinding my Eys and I Cant
Half See and my mind is in
troble you have no idia how
much truble I am in
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I dont See any peace at all
you may think that you air in
truble but you air Enjoying your
Self to what I am I feel like
I have not got afriend in
this world my Only Companion
is Gone and left me alone in
this trublesom world you must
not think that I have forgoten
you I want you all to
Sympathyse with me and
Give me all the comfort you
Can give my Respects to all
and write Soon and often
I remain youse as Ever

John .A. Everett