November the 8 1864
Richmond V A
Jeneral hospital No13
Dear mother
I take the oper tunity of
droping you afew lines to let
you no that iam about
like i was when i wrote
you before idoo not think
i am any ways daingerous
i hope i wil get well after a
while you neednot be uneasy
about me ihav wrot several
letters to you all but not
got but on ansear
you must to me oftener
than you doo you must send
me some stamps in you
next letter also som
money i am out of stams
and cant write nomore
untel get sme
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i hope the tim wil soon
com when this war
wil soon be over and we
all can meat again
you scan me yo and com
ihope you see me com
again i am the lords care
he wil bring me hom
he all the helpe in time
of need we will trust in him
and be saveed he comfort us
thru all this life then
he will give us a croun that
not away solet us
put our trust in him
i must close rite so fail
not giv my lov to all the
famly beleav me to be you
ever tru and afectionat son
untel dath James H baker