Illinois Soldiers to Richard Yates

Louisville KY Hospital No. 18

December the 9th 1863

To Gov Yates of Ills

I now take my pen in hand to write

these few lines to you to let you know that

their is several Ills boys at this place that was

wounded at the Bloody Battle of Chickamuga

and we would like to be sent to our own

state for we think we would be more comfortable

there and if you will be as kind and send for

us we shall be very much oblige to you for all

the boys that came to the hospital the time

we came as been sent to their own state

and I think that the Ills soldiers as always done

their duty every where and we should like to be

treated same as other states troops.

From the Ills Soldiers

at Hospital No..18

Louisville Ky

Illinois Soldiers

In hospital No 18

Louisville Decem 9 1863

Wish to be transferred

to some hospital in their

own state.