Grover Smith to Richard Yates

Jefferson General Hospital Ward 5

Jeffersonville Ind Sept 20th 1864

Honorable Richard Yates sir

Being a soldier of company B. 100 Regt Ills Voll Infty I take this method of trying through you to get a favor which I never asked for before since coming into the service two years ago getting used up in my back and legs and being unable for duty at pressent I am getting verry tired of staying in this hospital I would be ever thankfull for a furlough to see my family which consists of my wife and our child not seeing them for over two years and not hearing from them for over two months and out of money not drawing any for nine months being dependent on the soldiers whome I am with for everything I have to write with not being able to walk around this being my situation

I respectfully ask for a furlough if that cannot be had I would ask for a transfer to Chicago for the reason that my family lives at Joliet in Will County hoping this will meet your aprobation I sign myself yours as before

truely Grover Smith

to Honorable Richard Yates

Jefferson General Hospital Ward 5

Jeffersonville Indiana

Smith Grover.

Jefferson General Hospital.

Jeffersonville Ind. Sept 20th 1864

Asks for a furlough to go to see his family - or a transfer to Gen. Hosp. at Chicago.

Ansd. Sep. 26th 1864

Porter