To his wife Emma. "...the examination begins tomorrow.."; "The Yankees had their union flags floating and the big rain having washed their faces.."
Part of a series of letters written by Dr. John McKinney Howell to his wife Emma B. (Heard) Howell while he served in the Confederate Army as a doctor at Andersonville Prison. Transcribed and typed by Betty Howell Traver. Original letters donated by B. H. Traver to the University of Georgia.