Camp at La Grange Aug 24th 63 Nom 3 I seated my self to pen a few lines to you This leaves us all well & feeling first best When I last wrote to you we were going out on a scout & now we have returned & I will give you a detail of it We left Lagrange on the 13th of this month with six days rations in our haversacks & more in our wagons. here let me give you the nom that left this place of the 3rd Mich 7 Compa 7 nom of men 200 & 200 of the 2ond Iowa & 100 of the 11th Ills under command of Major Coon of the 2on Iowa at daylight
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – June 25, 1863
Camp near Lagrange Bonesteel is well Write when you are going home June 25th 63 Dear Wife Jane I have just seated myself to write you a few lines knowing that you by this time would like to hear from me when last I wrote to you we were about to go out on a scout & now we have just returned from one that may be interesting to you But before I proceed let me say we are all well but Edwin & he looks rather bad he has been sick for nearly a week but is now getting better