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Brooms Hospital No.7 Louisville
May 13/64
Brother Horace,
Sir I received yours
of April 10 yesterday. I was glad you
was all well, that things were going
on in old Trumbull swimmingly
that they have (finely) (herd) from
Charlie Madden. I thought he would
turn up after awhile. I suppose
you would like to get a line from
one of Uncle Sam’s [?] if it
should not be so interesting. Well,
sir, I have (finely) become a hospital
patient and have nothing to busy
myself with but write to my friends
when I feel like (scribbling) which
Is not very often for it is hard to
get material here to make a letter.
I was first sent to Knoxville then
toNashville, (stoped) three about
Two weeks, was then (transferred)
to this place and here I came
to a halt for the present. I have
been here three week when I shall
get away from here is more than
I can tell but I will be sent
farther north after awhile as my
disease is much worse than it was
when I left home. This hospital is
about three miles from the City
which makes it much more pleasant.
It is a big institution. It accom-
dates about one thousand patients.
Here everything is done for a sick
or wounded soldier that can
be but for all that time hangs very
heavy. There is no place that a man
Thatpretends to be a soldier can
enjoy himself so well as he does
in the field with his regiment.
There he shares the hardships
with the rest of his fellow soldiers.
I would like very much to be
with them and share the danger
(ad) my little mile in this great
and lost struggle in striking
the death blow to that rotten in-
stitution the Southern confederacy.
The news from our Armies is most
cheering. All looks bright. The two
master minds of the North and
South have met and Grant
so far as I have learnt has (proved)
an over math for the great
(rubble) General Lee. Sherman will
probably win a great victory
Georgia for he has a larger
Army than is supposed, then
let Lee fall back to Richmond
and we have the whole nest
of them. God grant the time may
(Speedily) come for there is wid-
dows and orphans enough in
the land already. It is enough
to be in a hospital surrounded
with all kinds of diseases that
man is [?] (two). I do believe
there is more die with chronic
(Diareah) than what is lost in
battle and by other diseases. Well
I have [?] out about long
enough for this time. The weather
has been very cold and wet here
this spring. On the night of the 10
it snowed all night today. It is
very warm and pleasant. The
forest is all leaved out, leaves
nearly full size. The wheat in
Tennessee and (Kentucky) looks
very promising. There is a good deal
sowed. There is but little cotton
planted in Tenn only by a few
enterprising farmers that have
taken the advantage of the times
they will make it pay.
I hope this may find your all
well also, my little family. I shall
look for an answer from this and
all the news that is going direct.
Browns W.S. Hospital, No 7
Ward 10, Louisville, Ky
Charlie Steven’s
I am compelled to send this
without a stamp.