Culpepper C. H., April 29, 1864.
. . . Quite cold and chilly to-day. Rode yesterday without
an overcoat, caught cold, which troubles me quite seriously. I am satisfied
from the effect these rides have upon me I shall have to take a leave of
absence for two or three months unless I get better much faster than I am at
present. Do not now understand me to say that I am not better, very much better
than I was when I came here. I shall, as I have before stated, unless I get
well sooner, get leave of absence the moment this campaign terminates, and
whether I spend it East or West must depend very much upon my condition then
and the advice of the physician. . . .
SOURCE: James H. Wilson, The Life of John A. Rawlins,
p. 426
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