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Regiment: 4th Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
No 3
In our own private hospital
In a farm house about 4
miles from Munfordville on
the Bowling Green Road Nov 7, 62
My dear Davidson
Yours of 31st received. You
see by this that I have caved and gone into
medical quarters for a few days. I was obliged
to come to it. On the 29
th I began to feel
ill being very bilious and suffering from a
diarrhea. I remained in camp doctoring
until the regiment moved on the 1
st. I was
not well enough to go with them, so remain-
ed with the sick, about 200. On
the 4
th they received orders to be moved
the next day. I went to the Surgeon and
asked him if I would be able to go. he
examined me thoroughly and told me
to leave camp and get into a bed at once
or I should be down with typhoid fever in
less than 24 hours. Capt Meldor was already sick
at a farm house about 2 miles from camp so I
rode over there (here). Here I found comfort-
able quarters and a kind host +hostess. I have
kept closely to my room and a part of the time to my
bed since being here. I suffer principally from a di-
arrhea which I cannot work off. A great
many in the regiment are troubled with it. I
shall remain until I get better and then
join our regiment which is moving towards Nash-
ville. I have nothing particularly new
to tell you since I wrote. As you suggest I
number this letter + shall after this. Read
the enclosed and send me if you can a
package of Cayenne pepper by letter or mail. I
know from experience it is good and I can
not procure any here. I should also like a
few postage stamps. It was a mistake
about our baggage at Jeffersonville being robbed
so I still am the happy possessor of that brass
buttoned coat. (how Does the in-
terest come in? I would not think it
a good idea for still to collect interest +
money in Paw Paw and give receipts. We
may have trouble after this if he does. Has
Jas. H. Peters on the Dis list Nov 1 done
anything. the man in Berrien Co. E.B.D.
Hicks last year paid extension for two years
so that this year he will have to pay
$20 interest and you are to pay Jot
$25. Nov 19
th the extra $5 he paid last
year to run until next. I never gave him cre-
dit for it to Jot. You understand. There
were three Dutchmen in Berrien Co (Nov 4)
What have they done? Di Craner + Her-
bolshimmer come up?
Did that bound Howe Journal
reach Mrs. Pautlind from Detroit yet?
You know the marking was wrong. Did
you get the rest of those photography?
Nov 8. I feel better to-day tho’ I
shall not leave here for several days after
I get well. I have been advised not to
expose myself too soon. I do not yet
know in what brigade or division we
are. We have been changed from one into
another once or twice. Write for me
to N.Y. Let me hear from you
Yours affecly
R.B.
[On Envelope:]
J. Davidson Burns Esq
Kalamazoo
Michigan
