Title:

Facing pages [152-153]

Date:

18640531-18640601

[illegible] was in hopes that I should receive my furlough in time to start today but did not get it until 9 in the evening, all of the [illegible] by wounded were transfered today to New York City received letter from home. Where I hope to carry my own self as an answer tomorrow how good home will seem. <June, with its roses,-June!- The gladdest month of the capricious year,- with its thick foliage, and its sunlight clear,- and with a drowsy tune- of the bright, leaping waters, as they pass- laughingly on amid the springing grass.> [illegible- Paper clipping is covering some text] am arrived in [illegible] of 12 M. had to remain there until 3 PM arrived in Harrisburgh at 6PM and had to remain there until nearly 2 o'clock in the morning. [Crossed out text] Feel unsually warm my shoulder very painful no use [illegible] put up the [illegible] Hotel [illegible] [illegible] hope soon to be once more at home from which I have been about over 12 months in the [illegible] was treated with[illegible] [illegible] by several gents from Delaware. also kindly treated by [illegible] D. Smith [illegible] [illegible]

English

Collection:

Henry O. Nightingale diaries