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Regiment: 13th Michigan Infantry
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August the 12 1862
Mr I I Major Dear friend
this morning as I had a few leasure moments
I thought wood write you a few lines the 4 of July I got
bothe from you it was dated the 11 of April
and I answer it the same day and
have receive noswer I thaught I wood wright
to you again for if you had writen to
me the leathr is lost for we had our
mail robed by the rebbs we are still
in Alabama a town cold Stevenson we are
fortifying hear we have about 300
Negros to hear the country is not vary
good hear for it is betwen the Comber
land Mountains the crops look well
all through Missippy and Tenesee and
Alabama whare we have ben 26 Sept hear
Thare is some rebbs on the mountains but
in small partys cornell Mitchel was shot
last weak by a rebbs his rigment went
out and ketched
[ ? ] and hung them all
thay thought thay wood make shure of the one
that kiled thare cornel if thay cood we
are about 33 miles from Chtanoga we hear
thare is 75000 rebbs thare we are building
a brige acrost the Tennesee River and then
we will help them out of that we thought we
wood be a
[ ? ] hear but I think not
now for we are getting to well
fortifyed that for the rebbes now all
movements as well as we do I want
you to wright to me and tell me
all the news wright to Louisvill
Kentucky 13 Michigan Infantry
Co E from your dear friend
William Wallice Bass
