, 1880-07-31

Tt,e regiment lost aeycnty-ilvn killed uni
wounded ont Of a4 who went into action.
on ltaac,ed duty, ard we had left n Ereat
many behind, sick, iii I;atnn Nn,lgr. IL was
not ncnily ns bntE NJ W. supposed; but what
a skeleton Of ths regiment That left ho,nr!
Rti,e Will, t.at scyenty-five tlat we knew tho
best days Of uIe Forty-utntll were over.
There was inltcl! the Kaine work Of dress
Ing wounds and loading hlnbunnces. together
tic stclk and woundstl WHO poul,t nut sUVi, to
At fur duty Ind been taken from the tleId
hnspttal, h1sd thu work Ut The surgen,tA was
casualties q Tho sicEe, FIJI tl,ero came III.
once, boioro that last barrier gave way aIld
allowed We "the Erent river To go unvexed 70
A month later received the following
I.ET1T1, F1sost oru Co1oSEIn
The late Gen. W. F. Bartlett, written at 1}nton
Rouge about juno %, ls.s1. 10 +: W., beforo
Port Hudson:
!, Mr YEAn pocroa: am not in very good
It of. that / don't know which to believe.
The majority arc thus Inclined: Don't tnko
It oif yet. II looks healthy; ttle rl.s is tc,1t
i @tl'rcs thinK, % Mnot AZ any y Grasr than half !;
bean. That was week ngn, since whfct, TO
more pieces have c0,he nNt, but the suppttra-
iiot. llas continued teFufrrely. A 9Gy or twt2
entirely subsidized, appeared on tic outside
face nf tho ulln,, spreading Up TOWARD
tic ett,ow three or sullr inches. Warm
fomeltaslsns were changed for cold water
tho outside 0f tic joint, but does mt es,
tend up tho arm 50 fnr ns It did. The hand
Is puiEed yery. full with csletns CHATS wlat
they call It I don't pretend 10 spel! u.
ard for sin,rt distance ul,oye. III q few
days, after the inflammation Ia reduced, they
propose 10 cut opel! aud explore i, n'.d take
out The loose slicnfa Of i,ole. They nslz my
the - iIms 90 on iho iisia mi ii ltoW @ Mcs, bo,'e
You took n,tt.'--ilncstiUils l cannot nllswtr.
The ex,minatiun wal! decide whittier the
arm ought. to e0nte of or not; #
lie l,ea,fng: II had known 1t was
so la.t and was likely to, be so !lnnH
md tedious wound, should have l,a,l the
hand taken OF u,nt afterllo01,. Without Il
about by This tine, aid rndy. 70 start ioi
home. Those u.cssagcs 10 Mrs. W. VII tic.
liver Will pleasure. lily trar doctor, If Ee!
there befOrc )n,,' do, Which Is an orcn 1'tcs'
=" Aly sppetiio Il !,al none t!1e first week.
'.;rhe time of my starting for Northern nj,
| else) socn,s Il inag way oil. In kccpI,g tile
baud OH ruiz tic risk Of having 70 Ipsc y
though. ilptwithslandl.lE nll TIC !.lsagr.::c
m!cn:s of the medical faculty. DR.. Van ~.
Dr. r, and nr, r. see iny ar.n. | .1on't
know the ability Of either Of them. 1,r
h|;tt won haye ecnti;lsnss rs! i. "
Perhaps yot, and le car, give me your opn
inns on tho subject utter This ul.technira
dfugn0sis. am vory, comfortably sltuNlntl;
l,aye everything that waiit, guod attend
| nuts. etc.
III liail II letter from homo of juno !, af.e
they lind got tho news of our first battle
They hatl received uly letters md tho sera,
Of yours. aid I'LL tho kind things yoi
II wish you were here to take caro- o( me
Jlcrunmt,cr INC TO oil tho officers who ask fo
ne, nsd believe INC sincerely YOURS,
"Any time you llaye lelsure to selid me
few lines, only, will give nie much paasurc
On tho back of tho folded sheet is written
"Don't laugh vt this. folding. 1 lid 1t will
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