U.S. Sanitary Commission
St. Johns College Hospital, Annapolis
Md., March 6th, 1865
(Opening reference to Fannie Austin's letter of November 23, 1864)
I shall come & see you in the course of 2 months a the very outside now so keep up good spirits for I are doing finely now but I can assure you a soldier thinks he knows what hardship is but he dont begin till he has been a prisoner but I have got money & clothes for once in my life I get a bully good living here now (?) stomach is growing strong (?)to do it I said (?) was in prison if I lived to get out I would keep them if it was in July and i'll do it yet if I get home the rebs cheated me out of enough without that & they shant cheat me out of that
I suppose you would like to know all the particulars about my prison life but you (?) got to wait till I come & then I will tell you all about it some fine evening or other so keep (?) & you will(?) been killed (?) being (?) prisoners at danville are all (?) I just got back from supper plenty of good new bread & dried applesauce & tea in the morning I expect plety of good Ham & bread & coffee & at noon beef & soup & bread I do not (?) any more at(?) I must write to alfred this evening write as soon as you get this & lend (?)mother & tell her(?) letter of the 1st
(?)your Husband CharlieWhen (?) going to move
P.S. Direct as before tell me all the particulars where you have been all summer & winter & where is Tom & how much did your cloak & dress cost I hope you bought a whole one did you not send word to my folks right after you have heard from me
good bye
Charlie
get that embroidered shirt of mine done
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