1863
            Quarintine Feb. 8th, 
Dear Father and Mother
                    It is with
much pleasure that I once
mor take my pen in hand
to let you know how I get along
I am not verry well   I have got
a hard cold and a verry hard cough
but I hope this will find you
all well and in good spirits.  I
haint in verry good spirits to
day for they have got us down
to corenteen again   we have
been hear 3 days   we went up
to Neworleans as I wrote to
you but just as we got up there
there was 2 men come down
with the small Pox and then
we had to come back to this
hospital for this is a hospital
wher they keep small pox

I suppose that I shall have
it and all of the rest of the men
on board and probably the most
of us will kick the -hospital- bucket
I dont know when I shall see
the 114 reg. again for we shall
have to stay hear 1 or 2 months
and if we stay on this ship as
we be now we shall all have
the ship fever and go over board
faster than sheep with any
distemper.  the mumps is on
board   Jud has got them   his
Chopes is swelled up like a
Chipmucks   he went to the
hospital day before yesterday
and come back yesterday
he would not stay there.  I
have wrote everry thing just
as it is so you will know
just what the matter is.
Did you get the letter I wrote
you a week ago yesterday

I saw a lot of nice Planta
tions when we went up to
Neworleans   I picked me out
one where I am going to live
when I get through souldiering
yes thats whats the matter.
have you had a verry hard
winter up there this winter
I have not seen any snow
but twice   once in baltimore
and once at the hospital at
Fortress Munroe.  it haint verry
warm hear now.  Dave Loomis
and a fellow from Co. F by
the name of carpenter run away
yesterday   they got by the guard when
we went ashore and started up
the river.  they sent a guard after
them but they could not get
them   they took their knapsacks
I dont know whether they have
gone home or to the reg.  there is
a good many of the boys that will
leave if they keep them hear long

Pa have you got all of your wood
off yet   are you having any
mor choped this winter   have you
got your logs to the mill yet
be you going to start your house
next spring   I suppose it is rather
hard times up there now.  (I am
going to have this war settled by
next June) (I should not wonder)
say Pa I am going to hire out
down hear for nigger drivers
the planters give big wages for
such men.  well I have wrote
about all that I can think of just
now   read this if you can   I haint
got know place to write so I cant
write very well.  when I get
ashore I hope that I can write
some how   the 114 reg is in Texas
doing guard duty   they have all of the
milk and molasses that they can
eat   they are having a first rate time
down there   write as soon as you get
this so good by for this time.  this
from your ever loveing and
affectionate son Galutia H York
to Zebulon T and Lucy F York
yours in haste  Galutia

direct your letter to Co G
114 reg.  Washington, DC.
and it will come to me   let me
be where I will