1862 September 22 Hospital near Sharpsburg

                                                      M.D.
                Hospatable Near Sharpsburg
                           September 22nd 1862
Dear Wife
                           I take this Opurtunity
to drop you a few lines to let you know
that I am Alive and doing well
was wounded twise in the head but not very
serverley eather of them I loaded and
fired 20 times after I was hit the first
time we had a hard fight the hardest
One during the wore I guiss I am in the
Hospatable neer the battle ground and expect
to be removed from here I do not know
where we shal be sent too. I will write
and let you know were I am as soon as I
get there John Pinkham & T. H. Nutter
is all safe John D[?]ley was wounded
in the foot but badley I am week
and cannot write much more I recived
that box all safe of but the tobaco
I was very much disapointed not

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to recived it I am intilery  out
I depended on geting that and
did not suply myself before I started
on this march I cannot buy eney
here give my love to grandmother and
tell her that I am very thankfull
for her  gift give my love to
all enquiring friends
                    yours truly
                 George L. Hersum

George L. Hersum, Co. A, 5th New Hampshire

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