Dec 19th  now I will try to finish
my letter   Dorr sent up last night
for me to come down thire about
1 oclock   I went down and he wanted
me to write a letter to his brother
for he thought he was adying but he
was more scart than hurt   dont you
know what greenbacks is   it is a 10
dollar bill of Uncle Sams money
I should think you would know
what they be for   I have heard ___ call
them so the first of any body   yes I would
give a consiterable if I could be up
thire Christmas and New years
if we dident have good times I
would not guess again   I guess that
I will step in ___ ___ ___
I would write you the tune to the
contraband song if I knew how but
seeing so I cant I will learn it to you
when I get home   I cant see what the

what the reason is that Uncle George
dont write   no there haint anyone
red any of my letters   I wont let them
get hold of that letter   when I get out
I will pick up some shells and send
them home in a paper   yes Dan got
a letter from home about a week
before he started   tell Hank Coon
if he dont write to me I never know
him again in the world   I dont care
anything about those papers that is
if you have got through with them
I dont know who does my washing
now for the Hospital furnishes my
cloths while I am hear   has ___ ___
razed that note yet   I dont know
whether it will be safe much
longer or not so there is nobody
any business with my letters so I guess
they wont open them if they go to
the regiment   you must not keep the
roosters and cider untill they spoil

wating for jamie for he may not
come until they have sowered   Amasa
Wright is dead   his mother came and
stayed with him over a fortnight before
he died   ___ and Frank Gilbert
was with us all of the time   old sandy
I guess wont call to see me but I guess he ___
stop up there   yes I will write before going
away from any place that is if I know it
time enough   no I haint seen a pretty
girl since I left baltimore   if there is
any pretty girls in Va they keep out of
sight   all of the women that I have
have seen is blacker than coal   I
haint seen mor than 5 or 6 white
women since I have been in Va
yes I should like to see you all but
it is as it is and it cant be no ___
I dont know but I shall pick me a
woman out from among theas
country bands   ask henry if he wants
me to pick him out one

Pa I thank you verry much
for kissing ___ for me   I guess
you was the only one thought
to kiss for me   it dident do me
much good for I dident know when
you done it   if I had perhaps it would
have done me some good   you have
got some rather late peas haint you
there was one fellow wanted to know
if they was winter peas and I told him
they was   then he wanted to know
how much earlier they get ripe than
spring peas   I should think you would
have rather of a tough time burning
your coal ___   how many bushels of corn
and potatoes did you have this year
you must drink a little cider for me
occasionaly   have you got many apples
is the ___ fat   well I guess I will stop
writing now for I guess you will get tired
of reading   now ma dont be afraid of
writing long letters and dont for Gods sake
worry about me for I am well and
perfectly contented   I like souldiering as
well as ever   so dont worry   write as soon
as you get this   I remain as ever your
ever affectionate son Galutia H York
to Zebulon T and Lucy F York
  we must live in hope
  good by for this time
                  I send lots
            and lots of love
             to you all
I have got the life of Napolean reading
I have read consiterable in it

direct to Chesapeake General
hospital Old point comfort
             you directed the last
               one right