Writer: William Harrison Githens Writer's location: Officers' Hospital, 24th and Chestnut St. Philadelphia, PAAddressee: Wife, 2/18/1865

"I feel like getting well rapidly-gaining strength quite fast"..."I expect it will be several days yet before I am in condition to travel". Talks about getting home and his plans for the future - "I shall count the hours until I am free once more yet I would much prefer to see the war ended first-You know I would get a little credit for the long years of hardship already endured if I should come home a few months before the rest did. Still that would matter very little if my own conscience was satisfied" Number of pages: 4