Phelps, George – July 23, 1864

Michigan Civil War Collection


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Regiment: 7th Michigan Infantry Battles Mentioned: Historical Figures: [Top of letter cut away] “Behold! now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” Chestnut hill hospital July the 23 1864 Dear wife inow sit down to rite afew lines to you to let you know that iam well at present and to let you know that ireceived a letter from you this morning and was glad to hear that you ware all well and was verry thankful for the stamp you sent to me for if you had not sent them ishould had to have waited till some other time to wrote to you for ihad neither money nor stamp nor idont know how soon ishall have but I hope it will not be long for ineed some verry bad and isuppose that you need it more than ido so ishal get it as quick as possible and send it to you ihave been transferred to another ward but my mail will come the same as usual and iexpect every day to be dtailed and sent from here but idnt know whare but it wont be to the front iam on duty now [Top of letter cut away] week for the second time since icame to the hospital and once before ihave rote as many as seven or eight letters that inever got any answer from but idont mind it for when ihave time ilike to rite but iesteem a letter from one of my old michigan friends agreat blessing you will see by the heading of this letter that ihad to call on my Chistian friends for paper and envelope it is now time to go to bible class so imust say good by for this time this from your affectionat husband George Phelps