March 20th, 1862

I have been very worried about Henry as well as Samuel. Although, I have good news, Henry awoke today! He was feeling very weak and confused. He asked what happened to his arm and explained how all he could feel was pressure and throbbing in his shoulder. The nurse explained to him what happened and he started to have flash backs from the incident. He looked scared and timid at the same time. He had no clue about where he was and if he had to go back to the war. I could tell he was wondering, where is my family, how long have I been here, how did I end up here?

After a few hours he got settled down and from what the nurses knew, they explained to him. It must be hard trying to explain to someone what happened to them when you barely even know. Henry got weaker and weaker by all the confusion he was creating for himself. He looked very tired and worn out, with bags under his eyes. His arm was all bandaged up but he insisted on seeing it. The nurses said to wait awhile, as Henry explained what he started remembering about getting shot. He explained how he started to turn around to head back to his army and a man in gear and a mask pulled out a revolver and shot him in the shoulder. All he said he could remember was a sharp pain and feeling his body crash to the ground. The rest was a blur along with the faces and screaming among his ears.

I sat and listened from the side, to the conversations Henry murmured with the nurses. I decided to wait a few days until I would talk to him. I could tell he was weak and obviously loved to talk! He needed time to recover and heal. He is a very strong man, I doubt I would have the courage to wake up to the pain and confusion he has to deal with, if that happened to me.