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Brown U:S. Hospital
Louisville Kentucky
July 7th 1864
To The Honorable
Govener of the State of Illinois
I would Respectfully inform you that our success this Spring has so far ben verry good we have succeeded in driving the enemy before us but with the loss of a good Meny Brave Soldiers but not withstanding the hardship we have encountered the Brave Men of the State of which you have the honor to be the govner of are Bravely pushing on with an eye single to Victory regardless of Death and all obstaickles that present them selves the Ills troops is used to but thare is one thing
which is the object of my writing that is why the Honerable govnor of our noble state of Illinois dose not after his valiant soldiers has fought and been disabled for at least Sixty days and some for life are not as troops of other states caled to thery state to be taken care of an spend a few days with their famleys home thay have not seen for two years and have served at the extreme front all of that time whare blood and carnage has been more common than erything else I would Mension that thare is a number of your Brave soldiers here and are wounded and I consider it not only My privlidge to inform you of the fact but My Duty to do so that they are very much out of heart when they evry day see troops from all other states going home to their famley while we are
are left her appearently without a friend to speak in our behalf I would also say that these men are good soldiers and Braved many a hard fought Battle and do not propose to complain of having to fight on until the rebellion shall be totally annihilated but we do think that after Men are disabled it is not by eny means fair to keep them here whare thay are poorly cared for an not allowd to even walk out of this enclosure we are satisfyed that your prompted attension is paid to raising the troops to put down this rebelion we are led to believe yours will pay some attension to the care of your wounded as other states are evry day doing sending them the worried wounded soldier with a lite heart to his own state whare if he cannot get the privlidge to go home his
friends and famley can come and see him after which he could again return to the field and cherfully shoulder his musket in the Defence of his countrys cause
I do not wish to be caled Enquisitive nor accused of using any [preanutions?] conversation but with respect to you and to My fellow soldier consider I am at liberty to inform your honor of the present condition of your wounded men at this hospital
hoping it will Meet with your immediate attension and for further facts ask your honorable Agent of Ills A.A. Dunseth
I Remain Your Most Obediently
From the wounded solders of Brown Hospital Louisville Ky.
Sick & Wounded Soldiers,
Brown Hosp'l
Louisville. Ky.
July 7. 1864.
Represent how the disabled Soldiers of other States instead of being Cooped up within the boundaries of an Hospital. are allowed home to recruit their health, when no such privilege is allowed to Ills Soldiers -
Loomis I wish to see you in relation to this -