1862 October 24 Chimborazo Hospital, Richmond

Address care Dr E H Smith Chimborazo  Hosbital

                             Chimborazo Hosbital
                           Richmond Va Oct 24'62

My Dear Father
               I write you a few lines to relieve any
uneasiness you may have feot upon hearing
we were at that miseaable place from which
I last wrote.  Whe we have all been trans-
ferred to this hosbital and are now inver
comfortable quarters, but sill in quarant
ade quarantine, to be released, no one
seems to know when & have filed a petition
for a release upon  special grounds. I  have
never been where it is said small pox
prevailed - have been on parole and
at private houses from Sept 17th three days
after I was taken until I got a board the
boat in Baltimore to come home.   Possibly
I may get off  The surgions in charge Dr
Mc[Call?] & Dr E H Smith formerly of Dinwid=
die C H who is also a surgion of this hosbital
have interested themselves to get me off.
I will know in a day or two the result
of their efforts.  I will write.  Love to all--No
room to write more
                           Yr aff. son G. S. Bernard

George Smith Bernard, 12th Virginia Infantry

MSS 7745