A Pair of Letters and envelopes by Hospitalized David M Wynn 49th Ohio (POW Stones River). He is longing to return to his regiment and writes to his friend at home. One letter is hard to read but both are transcribed. The pair $100

Louisville Ky
August 6th /63

Dear Lee

I seat my self to inform you that I am well at this time and I hope that these few lines will find you all in good health. I have a good time now hear and I Dont know how long I will stay hear and I wish I could see my Regiment once more and I Dont Care for all of the good times if they will send me to my Regt. I am not fit to go to my Regiment yet the Doctor Says and he says that he Dont think that I will ever be as harty [hearty] as I was in my life I am as well as I ever was If I would not have such pains in my breast and this is all the place that I did complain of when I was sick. I have got one year and 6 days to stay yet and I think that I can stand yet that long and if I cannot there is men a nuff here to bury me and that is all that is required of me for I have no one that cares for me at home and these things that I have said is the truth and I don't talk or hint this to your folks at all and there is but one relation that I can call any relation at all and that is Maria and the rest are worse than any stranger that I could get acquainted with yet and if there is any that is worse Don't want any thing to do
with them I am still in the hospital and I don't think that I will get away from here soon
I have nothing to do just to stay here when the cooks get supper and dinner and breakfast and then I can run about. I don't think that I have any more to write at this time. Write soon your true friend
David M. Wynn address to
General Hospital No 6
Louisville KY

Write soon
John Griffith
Give Jane my best respects

Letter 2

Louisville Ky.
Sept 25 / 1863

Dear Lee
I take this
opportunity to inform you
that I have left the Hospital. I am now laying in the Exchange Barracks and I
hastened to my Regiment to ? arranging and I think I will see hard times there ? that is ? for all I can Endure them as well as my Companions (can I feel very well at this time yes) I think my Company will be glad to see me again and I will be glad to see them. The papers state that there twas a hard battle at Chickamauga since I was there last. I came pretty near not going, but they said I should not go yet, but I told them that I was fit for my Regiment and the Doctor said I mite go then. John I want you to take care of my things that I send to you. I sent you a box yesterday and it contains one pair of boots and one vest and one watch and some other little things and if you receive that money that I send you well write and tell me and if you don’t receive it tell me that to that box I expressed and the money to I have a Receipt for that them. You may Direct your letters to the Hospital and then the letters will be forwarded to me to my Company as I will get them. There it's not any perticuler to write at this time. I will close. If I don’t come home you will give that money to my sister Maria and that watch to her to and them other things I don’t care for much but you must take your Payment of that money for what you have Done for me. I will close my script for the present write and tell me
David M. Lynn
John Griffith

I hope you are all well at this time