I am posting a copy of a letter my GGG Grandfather Fulker Cox wrote home to his wife. He was wounded and writing from a hospital in Little Rock. Sadly he died shortly after this letter was mailed and was supposed to have been buried somewhere around Little Rock. I wish I could find his grave. His wife Sarah seemed to dissappear after this letter in 1863. Fulker and Sarah had a daughter named Eliza Maryetta Cox. He calls her mary et in the letter. She was my GG Grandmother. I just wanted to share this letter with everyone. This letter really gets to me. You can feel his pain his wanting so badly to return home to his family. Maybe I can find out more about Fulkers service and where he was wounded.

Fulker A. Cox

Letter in the possession of Sanlen Steweart, franked from Little Rock, Arkansas July 5th, 1863.

State of Arkansas Little Rock St. John hospital

Dear Sarha A after my respects to you I can inform you that I feel well a nuf tho I am verry weake yet I gain my strength verry Slow I thought when I rote to you before that I would be able left hear before now but I did not mend as fast as I expected but I think now that I will be able to leave heare be fore long I want you to rite to me as soon as you get this Direct your letter to Little rock Ark St. Johns horspital in the care of captin Michel rite to me all about the boys & how mother is geting along & how crops is tell broth Tom & Write to rite to me rite when you heard from the boys I have not heard from them sens tha left heare Sarah, I want to sea you all bad it appears that I cnat get to come sea you I hope to live and get home & be with you agane to live ____ ace & pleasure I woul be the gladest in of enthing to sea mary et to ther is never a day but what I think of you all I be leave that it has binn three or fore weeks sens I rote to you but it was not because I had for got you that I dinot rite sooner Give my respects to all my friends & reserve a good portion for your self So I will close my letter remaining as ever your affetionate Husband
Fulker Cox To Sarah A. Cox

Envelope franked Little Rock ARK in July and a “ 10” on the envelope

Adderssed to:
To Mrs. Sarah Cox
Springhill To
ARK

Noted under the address in a circle:
F. Cox soldier letter
Grensted redgement
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