May 4, 1864
Title
May 4, 1864
Subject
From George Murray to his parents, dated 04MAY1864, Hospital Boat Connecticut, off Alexandria, VA. Talks about the boat and setting up beds to receive wounded. Carrying enough stores to accommodate 2000 patients. Asks them not to send anything as he may not receive it. In pencil on lined folder stationary. Stained, torn at the top and bottom, hole at the center fold. ""P&P"" embossed mark at top.
UNIT ASSOCIATION: 114th PA Infantry
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UNIT ASSOCIATION: 114th PA Infantry
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Description
Hospital Boat Connecticut
off Alexandria Va.
May 4th /64
Dear Father & Mother
I received the letter that you wrote to me on the 2nd of May just as I was starting off. There was a squad of us sent on this boat and another on the State of Maine both are Hospital boats. This is a splendid boat she used to run on Long Island Sound. We have got enough Hospital Stores on board to accomodate two thousand patients we are to go after them somewhere but we cannot tell where we are awaiting orders. I am well, and hope these few lines will find you the same. We have got splendid quarters. Do not send me anything more till I write for it as I will not be certain of getting it. But I must close as we are very busy unpacking things. Direct your letters but put nothing into them to Hospital boat Connecticut Washington, D.C. Give my respects to all of the folks.
Yours G. Murray.
(Evening)
We left the camp about two o'clock and marched down to Washington and got aboard a tug and came down to Alexandria and got aboard of Steamer Connecticut. I would like you to see it, it is almost like a palace. We have been busy all day putting up beds we have got bunks to sleep in. You can hear of us by the newspapers as they will tell when we come in with a load. I wish you would write to Charley when you have time and send my best respects to him as I will not have time to write at present. I saw one of the famous Jessie Scouts that used to be along with Fremont over at the barracks he could tell some famous tales of his adventures with and among the Rebels. I saw several of the old Hospital boys at the barracks one of the companies was sent from the Hospital and most all was put into the first Battallion. But I have run out of news. I am well.
Yours Geo. Murray
P.S. Be sure and not put anything in your letters and direct to transport Hospital Connecticut as I am not sure whether I will get them or not.
G. Murray.
-Transcript provided by the courtesy of the National Park Service
off Alexandria Va.
May 4th /64
Dear Father & Mother
I received the letter that you wrote to me on the 2nd of May just as I was starting off. There was a squad of us sent on this boat and another on the State of Maine both are Hospital boats. This is a splendid boat she used to run on Long Island Sound. We have got enough Hospital Stores on board to accomodate two thousand patients we are to go after them somewhere but we cannot tell where we are awaiting orders. I am well, and hope these few lines will find you the same. We have got splendid quarters. Do not send me anything more till I write for it as I will not be certain of getting it. But I must close as we are very busy unpacking things. Direct your letters but put nothing into them to Hospital boat Connecticut Washington, D.C. Give my respects to all of the folks.
Yours G. Murray.
(Evening)
We left the camp about two o'clock and marched down to Washington and got aboard a tug and came down to Alexandria and got aboard of Steamer Connecticut. I would like you to see it, it is almost like a palace. We have been busy all day putting up beds we have got bunks to sleep in. You can hear of us by the newspapers as they will tell when we come in with a load. I wish you would write to Charley when you have time and send my best respects to him as I will not have time to write at present. I saw one of the famous Jessie Scouts that used to be along with Fremont over at the barracks he could tell some famous tales of his adventures with and among the Rebels. I saw several of the old Hospital boys at the barracks one of the companies was sent from the Hospital and most all was put into the first Battallion. But I have run out of news. I am well.
Yours Geo. Murray
P.S. Be sure and not put anything in your letters and direct to transport Hospital Connecticut as I am not sure whether I will get them or not.
G. Murray.
-Transcript provided by the courtesy of the National Park Service
Creator
George Murray
Date
May 4, 1864
Files
Collection
Citation
George Murray, “May 4, 1864,” Slaughter-Murray Papers, accessed April 17, 2026, https://slaughtermurray.umwhistory.org/items/show/18.