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Regiment: 6th Wisconsin Infantry
Battles Mentioned: Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia; Wilderness, Virginia
Historical Figures: James C. Rice, James S. Wadsworth, John Sedgwick, Richard W. Johnson
Battlefield
May 13, 1864
Dearest Katie
I rec’d your letter containing the button also one of
the files and I have made a ring out of the button and will
send it to you in this letter & lost the file before I
got the ring finished so it looks rather ruff. The files
were such as I wished, I shall look for the other by the
next mail.
Rec’d your letter on the 5th which was the day the fight
commenced so you can keep it as a relic as I made it on the
battfield.
We have fought every day since the 5th since which time
thousands have been wounded and slain.
Some of the hardest fighting the world ever knew has been
done since the Battle commenced
I will give you a list of the killed and wounded of Co. “A”
up to the present time.
Lt. H.F. Payn killed
Private John Hedges ”
Sergt. N Moore Wounded and Prisoner
Private Chas. Kellogg ” ” ”
” Jarvis R. Hall Finger Amputated
” Frank Graham Right Foot ”
” –Macy Wounded slightly
” A. M. Long ” in the leg severly
Lieut H. J. Huntington ” slight still on duty
This is the list of the killed and wounded of Co. “A”
and the fight not half over.
We are confident of success but think It will cost us
over 20,000 men in killed and wounded. We have captured
a large number of Prisoners and 30 pieces of Artilery
one Maj. Gen. Johnson of Md. several Brig. Gens. we lost
in killed Maj. Gen. Sedgwick Brig. Gen Wadsworth and
Brig. Gen. Rice. I must close, write soon Love to all
I will write again as soon as I can but don’t get
uneasy if I dont. be sure and keep up good spirits
for we expect to end this war with this Battle.
F.M.C.
Direct as usual
