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Regiment: 16th Michigan Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: John H. Martindale
United States Capitol.
Headquarters Regt., Camp Co. F
Stockton Munson
Decem 4 1861.
My Verry Dear Friend John
I recieved your Kind letter
las tnight was glad to get the
Eckford and Albion News
Also hapy to hear that you
were well A blessing which
I never shall enjoy again
Camp life has done the
business for me and is
ending the Drama of life
with many daily with
in a few rods of where
I now lay
War Scenes
About 4000 of Marten
dales Division foot and horse
was put in Motion at 3 oclock
yesterday Morning and
extended our line of pic
kets Sum [ ? ] milds
further into the Relble
Country I havent herd
whether they met with
much opposition or
not. the last time our
men from our Camp was
on pickets there scouts were
attacked by Confederats
and Scattered in all
directions fifteen of
our horses came in to
Camp with Emty Sad
dles Sum of the men
has Since cum in
to camp hard up
Home Items
We are Discharging about
five men per day this
week and Sending them
Home they hand on
to me like Death to a
ded Niger but make me
offers if I will only just
get well
Hav the prom
ise of Brigade Samtary
Cleark with Brevet
Second Lietenants rank
which will pay forty
five dollars per month
and Rations that will
be doing better than
the most has [ ? ] the
at Enlisted where I did
Our Brigade has gone
into winter Quarters
we are about half
Comfortable Sit water
has rased a bout two
foot higher and has
twelve men iin a tent
has drawn our winter
Clothing which consist
of a suit of blue broad
Cloth flanned felt hat
shoes shirts and so
on Chaplain Brock
way has gone home in
a furlough
My address
is the same as before
Respectfully
B F Albert
to John Patterson
Denis Balcom
has ben unwell for sum
time
[On Envelope:]
R. H. Duell
M.C.
John Patterson Esq
Hilsdale College
Hilsdale
Michigan