[Written upside down on top of Scan 1]
please let Mr Leverance know
how I am

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	Douglas Hospital Washington
		May 13 1864

Dear Mother I take this oppor
tunity to letter you know
that I am still in the land
of the living though not 
entirely sound the day after
we joined our Regt (which 
was [3rd?]) the Army of the
Potomac moved we crossed the
Rapidan river and had a
battle with Lee. in the 2nd
days fight I was wounded in 
the left leg just above the ankle
an minnie ball passed through
and fractured the bone but
I will be well in a short time
Corp Garner & Capt Whalen
are well I know Garner is
for he took care of me he was


detailed to take care of
the wounded and Whalen
was well the last I heard
from him the wounded
had rather rough times
especially those wounded in
the fore part of the fight I was
put in to an Army wagon
and rode around in it for two
days and nights and an Army 
wagon is [illegible in original] than a common
farmers lumber wagon it
is all a well man can
stand and much worse for
       or wounded
a sick ^ man It was six days
after I was wounded before
I got in to a good hospital I
have a good view of the Capitol
here I must close for this time
[Direct?] to Douglas Hospital
    Ward No. 2   your son
	            A B Holmes
Mm H. J. Holmes

[Written on side at bottom of Scan 2]
PS don’t put
the Co &
Regt  on the envelope

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