U S General Hospital Saterlee
	West Philadelphia Penna
		Saturday May 28th /64

     Friends at Home
		After a rather
	fatigueing journey of 24
    hours, we are installed in one
of the Hospitable Hospitals of Phil -
we started from Washington yesterday
about 12 O'clock " [M?]" on the cars,
we were not very comfortably
situated being placed in freight
cars temporally provided with seats
and having holes cut through
various parts of the side to admit
the air.  we could not justly
complain for the Government
has been taxed to its utmost
to transport the sick and
wounded northward from Wash.

in order to make room
for the more serious cases
which were daily arriving
from Fredericksburg, there
were 32 cars in our train
containing from 40 to 45 each,
we reached this city. last
night shortly after midnight
and were cared for at the citizens
Volunteer Hospital and to day
were sent to the General Hospitals
in various parts of the city
and suburbs, it was after noon
when we arrived at our
destination.
	I am almost tired
out and am quite nervous
as you will see by the looks of
this writing. if you get this by
the 1st or 2nd please answer it
immediately and send me
$5'00 if you can conveniently

     I believe I shall try 
and get a furlough furlough
if I can. they are giving
quite a good many but I do
not know whether I can get
one or not
	Please excuse me
this time and I will
try and do better next time
	Yours Truly
		J H Wheeler
		Co [?] 44th N.Y.S.V.




	Direct as follows
	Satterlee General Hospital
	     Wst Philadelphia Penna
		        Ward. 6

     Satterlee General Hospital
	West Philadelphia Penna
		           Ward 6