Duvalls Bluff Ark Apr 21th 65
	     Dear folks at home.
		          I received the
box yesterday. all right. it was very
acceptible, I received also paper envelopes
pens ink etc. from Fetterlys box, they were
just in time, as I was nearly out
I am growing stronger, slowly.
I was on duty yesterday guarding Post
Hospitle, it rained all day and
night. very hard, but I got into an
emty tent and kept pretty dry, duty
comes rather hard now it will seem easier
when I get strong.
I am writing in my bunk. not having
any window, it is so dark I can hardly
see the line,
Wm Inman. who has been sick at
Memphis. came in this morning.
Andrew and Lewis Finch are both having
the measles. Andrew went to the hospital
day before yesterday. Lewis yesterday morning
They will probably get along well. as they
are having them light, you need not tell

Mr Finch anything about it unless
he should hear about it in some
other way, Lewis told me when we were
taking andrew to the hospital he was not
going to write home anything about it.
he hardly expected to go there himself
the next day,
The diarhea takes hold of all the
boys some.
I sent for the Scientific American at the
same time I did for the [Phre?] Journal.
does it come?
The papers you send all come safe I think
and are very acceptible.
It has rained over half of the time this
month. the mud will beat [Three oak?] out
altogather, The trees are nearly all leaved out
[Semicons?] death is a sad affair, it makes
the soldiers feel like exterminating the Rebels,
It is not a week since I wrote, but letters
are generally acceptible at any time,
Write often and tell all the news,
I must lay down and take a nap
     From your son & Brother F.P.Warren,

	[Written on the left side of Scan 2]

The crystals fitted very much like a stove griddle that was to small.