Savannah, Tenn.
April 19th 1862
Dear wife,
It is with pleasure that I again take up my pen to inform you that I am reasonable well again as I am nearly over my rheumatism which was pretty severe and last night I had the tooth ache or jaw-ache but is better this morning. I wrote to you last Sunday and told you that Henry was in the Hospital but he is now here again and is better. Our Company with 8 other companies are out on a scout. Albert was with them till last night. He came back sick at the time I wrote to you before, Royal Syox was sick with Typhoid Fever but died last Thursday and was buried yesterday [in] a rough soldiers coffin. There is a great deal of sickness in the army.
I received your letter of the 2nd yesterday which gave me the greatest pleasure that you could imagine. I did not feel sick at all. It relieved my depressed spirits entirely. You said that you could hardly sleep on account of my hardship but I would say do not trouble yourself on my account for I think I can stand it a little while. You said that you would send me money if I needed any but you need not send me any but if you could send me stamps they would come good as I have only two more. If you can, send me about ten, for they are scarcer than money. I could sell them at 5 cts apiece. I have 75cts yet which I think will last me until we get paid if it will not be too long.
You need not work so hard as to wear yourself out for I expect to get back and see you again. You wrote about father being there. I should liked to have seen him very well and more than that I would liked to have went west with him to look for land. The homestead bill has passed giving every citizen 160 acres of land and I think that I could find a good farm in some of the western states. You said that he had a woman in view which is well enough if she is one of the right stripe but it is hard telling. You said that you wanted me to send you something but I know not what to send as I have nothing that would be suitable to send in a letter. I have had many trophies in the shape of curious stones, also grape shot canister shot and musket balls which I picked up on the battlefield at Mumfordsville but would have been too bulky to send in a letter but if I should have the good luck to get back I will try to bring some curios with me. And you spoke about sending my likeness to you which I would like to do but it would be most impossible. I cannot see that I look any different from what I used to so by looking at the one you have you will see old George every time but I would like to have your likeness most delightful well but it relieves me very much to get a letter from you, so I hope you will write to me often for I have not the opportunity to write as you have.
