Letter of Joseph Cross 1865 May 24

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    Point Lookout ,, M,,D


    May 24 1865


    My Dear Wife I received your Letter which I never Expected to get from you these lines leave me well at present + I hope that they may find you Engoying the same blessing you seamed to think that I was hard in saying what I did in Janes letter that I sent her you wold said the same if you had Been in my situation but never mind I expect to be at home shortley now + then wee shall not Bother about sending letters to each other your Brother has Gorn to the hospital to day May the 24 he is very sick + if he should Get better



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    in a few dayes I think they will send him home the Doctor said that he was very bad off + that he was good for nothing here he also said that if he Could have his kind of medicines that he Could cure him Entireley you Spoke about some money I am short of money now But I will send you 2 Dollare + A ring in this + if wee get payed off this month I will send you some + I want to send you the picture of our Camp they are for sale now their is 15 thousand prisnores here now of the Rebs + as soon as wee Can get relieved wee shall leave for home they send a great many off Evry weeak



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    I Enclose a kiss for you Abb + the same for Alice + Charley Give my love to Francis + Ellar + all of the relatives around home My health is very good now + so is Charles pierce + William + Alfred reynoles Armenias Dier + Joseph Brown + wilson freeman + Horace freeman + Charles wee all Engoy Good health now Horace freeman has Gorne to washington with Colonel Wooster + severel more with their musick, to act as minstreles such as they do in camp here


    No more at this time I want this answered right of Directtion Serg Joseph O Cross Co H 29th Cv Point Lookout ,,M,,D



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    This you will Receive From your own dear husband Serg Joseph O Cross


    it takes a letter just 3 dayes to Get here from home


    [written upside down to the rest of the text and in black ink] Send me 3 postage Stamps in your next


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