Hd.Qrs.    B.F. Marsh
			Sept 14th 1864
	Dear Bro, I hasten to pen you
a few lines this P.M. to inform you
of my health which is far improved
from what it was when I last wrote you
I have not recd any letters for some
time and last night I went up to my
Company to learn the Whys & Wharefores and
learned that the Sergt had been sending
it all to City Point wheir thare was Boys
in the Companny that knew I was here at
the Field Hospital. I gave them a good talking to
for their kindness you may bet here they
have robed me of all my letters from
Home and all (my Love letters) Papers etc, etc
and I think it real mean but I have
sent to City Point for them today and
if they are thare I will get them tonight
	I wish you would write immediately
after recieveing this and tell me if you

have sent any Money to me and how much
I think I will get all my letters now soon!!
	And one more favor I wish to ask
will you Please see if you can find the
Order, Issued in 1862, under which, I, and
Billey Shaw enlisted. and if so Please send
it to me!! for I claim that by rights we
are free men after the 23rd of Sept 1864
at which time the Regt would have
been mustered out if they had not
reinlisted and we enlisted to serve the
Regts time out. but if they choose to hold
us for our time out. which will be the
9th Day of Aug Next, for me)
			      Bulley for
     (only 3. months and 22 weeks) the [illegible]
	         I am having fun times now
I [bin?] like folks have all I want to eat
and that which is good for I have the Cooking
to be thare in two of us Cooking for the Hospital
Stewards, thare is (13) in the mess .
		I suppose you are having grand
times at Home now. and you must 
think of your Bro.. F. when you are

enjoying yourself in Company with Fair
ones of Michigan. We dont see a White Woman
here once in six months unless we go
to City Point. however I chance to see
one last evening as I was going to my
Regt and I almost forgot whare I was
going or what I was going for but she was
    Ambulance going to the rear as fast
as the Horses would travel
			And
I have been real Homesick all day
	Well I must Close this and write a letter
to my Friend Miss (I never will tell
		Later 8 O.Clock, P.M.
	Well Alvah I have been very
	busy since I stoped Writing
instead of Writing to my Friend Miss
I ment to Work at Supper Oh I must
tell you what a Nice Baked
Pudding we had for Supper Oh it was
a splendid one made of [Farenin?] and
condensed Eggs Oh you just better
let me live down here some

Well, the Men that I sent to City Point
by bus returned. but did not learn
anything about my letters and I
am going to send again in the Morn –
I have written a note to McWilliams
he is stopping down thare and will
enquire into the thing for me and
if they [have?] been sent on to Washington
I requested him to Write to [Post Martes?]
and write them back
	Oh Dear me I believe I have more
trouble than a worried Man! but never
mind this Cruel War will soon be over
for we will soon show the Johnies a trick
larger than the Atlanta affair
or if the War about close eleven months
will soon pass away then Uncle Sam can go
to - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Dinner) for all
[me?] and I will go to see the Girls or some
thing of the sort just for a change
	But I see I must close as my sheets
fullpleaseexcusehasteandexceptthisfrom
Your Affectionate Brother Benjamin F. Marsh

[Written on side of Scan 4]

Address as usual

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[Written upside down on top of Scan 4]

My Love to Mother and, Sarah

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