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Regiment: 16th Michigan Infantry
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Camp on the field
Monday May the 4th 1863
My Dear Parents
i now take my pen in hand to let you know that i am
Still in the land of the living and in good health and i
hope that this letter will find you and all the rest of the
family enjoying the same blessing i have sent you a picture
of our old camp this day week and i hope that you have got it
for i know that it will please you very much we have had
Some hard times of it since i last wrote you we have been on
the march ever Since the 27
th of last month and we have been
fighting Since the first of this month both night and day
but the hardest fighting i have ever heard or saw was done
the night bfore last and yesterday all day but we were the
victors we still hold our position and we intend to hold it
they have been fighting all along our lines to day
i Shall Send 15 dollars in this letter i have no time to write
more this time the rebell Sharp Shooters Since i sat to write
here so i will close for this time
From your son
Chancy Bunyea
