Louis B. Ellis to Richard Yates

Evansville, Indiana, Dec. 8th /64

General Hospital No. 2

Governor Yates, We the undersigned Ill. Soldiers are in the Hospital at Evansville, Ind. and would like to be in our own State untille such time as the Sergeon may pronounce us fit for duty. We make this request because the most of us are Old Soldiers and would like to be where we could see Our Friends as we have been away from home for two and three years. With much respect we are your Soldiers.

                    Co.   Regt.

S. B. Ellis Co., Co H, Regt. 38th Ill. [Illegible]

Jesse Halt, Co. B, Regt 73 Ill.

Geo. W. Huliny, Co G, 89 Ill.

John R. Hamline, Co G, 78 Ill.

John F. Hill, Co G, 7 Ill.

William B. Culkson, Co E, 102 Ill.

Benjamin Syans, Co F, 69th Ill.

James Becanan, Co F, 80th Ill.

Patrick Bagley, Co F, 51st Ill.

P.S. There is a great many more Illinois boys here and they are scatered about so that it is a dificult mater to get there names. I am not much of a scholar but I suppose you can send an order for all to come home. I have the honor to be

Private Louis B. Ellis

Co. H, 38th Ill.

Hospital

Evansville, Ind.

Dec 8th 1864

Solders want to be to be transferred to Illinois

Ansd December 16th 1964

Snyder

A.D.C.