C. B. Kempel to Richard Yates

Rev. Norman Badger,

Hospital Chaplain, U. S. A.

United States Sanitary Commission.

"Rally round the flag, boys!"

Joe Holt Hospital.

Jeffersonville, Ind., Aug the 4th 1864

to your honer the govner of Ill Mr yatz i ame a soldsher or a prived in the 86 ill nois regemet and i was woundet on the 27th of Jun i have for hols in my rid sholder and my halth is not every good is was send hear on the 23 of July and on the 25 July my papers wer mad out to go to camp Butler bud even the docter came to look it me he wold not let me goe he sayed i was not stoud a a nufe to go lod he wold sent

in a few days now i am here and i have med 3 or 4 aplication to be sent to my oun stad bud i ant get it don now i dond claim no mor these wath is rid and Just to my self and famly and the best good for my contry for if i was and allso the rest of the wounded and sick wer in ther oan stead we all wold be ebel to go to the front in half the tim we will be so ter for for in sebe of you meny ta and the good of the cause i wold pray your Acselanse to have me trens ferd to camp Butler or sent

home on a forlow on tell i ame able to discharch my dewty as a solder in the field i tryd to day to be transferd bud the say ther is to be no mor trensferd so i thouth i wold writh to you as a solshers fraind to see wath cood be donn ther ar only a few illinois men here

i remain our abiediant Servent and well wishes

C B Kempel

to govener Yetz of ill

i am in ward 10 ples anser and let me know

Kempel C B.

Jeffersonville Ind

Aug 4, 64.

Wishes to be transferred to General Hospital Camp Butler Illinois, was woundid on the 27th June.

Aug 11, 64

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