Morristown Tenn
April the 9th 1862
Dear Father & Mother
I received your kind
letter this morning and was quite glad to hear
from you all that you were well I am not
well yet but I think I am a little better
Dr Yancy says I am better and has gone on to
the Gap [1] and has left me only a few drops
to take I think I am able to go home if they would
Furlough me we wrote a few lines to Col Vance [2]
to day concerning a furlough but I think it very
doubtful about getting one I dont care much
I can stay here until I am able to go to the gap
Though as I am not able for duty I would some
rather go home and stay a while besides I would
like to see you all The most that ails me is my
stomach out of fix or a weak stomach The medicine
that I am taking is to strengthen my stomach
You say you sent two letters to the Gap for me
I have never gotten them We have been hearing
some news during the last day or so of a great
fight at Corrinth [3] the first report said our men had
had killed a great many of the enemy and had
taken about 6000 prisoners then it was said that
a later dispatch had been received which said our
men had taken the entire army If I can get a
furlough I will probably be at home in about a
week There has been a great deal of wet bad
weather here but things putting out [4] very fast fast
here now wheat I think looks tolerbly well here
no more at this time write soon
Your obedient son S.A. Patton