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Regiment: 10th Michigan Infantry
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[Eagle on American Flag]
E Pluribus Unum
Friday Camp 12 June the 13 /62
Dear Friend Arabel
This pleasant afternoon
thinking of home and
friends thought perhaps you
would like to hear from
me and I know that I
would like to hear from you
I am well at present my wishes
are that you may be so blest
with the same enjoiment for
I begin to realise the worth of strength
and health for here is so much of
sickness here we have got only
abought thirty men that is fit for
duty and our company numbers
as meny as any other in the rigmt
we camped last night expect to stay
abought 80 dayes perhaps may march before
sundown O this souldering is not so
cunning as we antisipated when in
camp thomson alt flint but I
live in hopes that we shall get
ought of it in a few da da da
yes I guess I will not tell
you when I want you should
tell me all the news if there is
any
[ ? ] any thing will be
news to me only souldering
we have ben very luckey so far
we have not be in any battel
yet but have ben where we saw
the cannon balls take lims off
the trees and whisel above our
heads I was on picket the other
day a rifel ball cut a leaf abought
armes length from my head I thought
that would do for that time well
I must bring my letter to a close
and begin to get supper for I
was detailed for cook this morning
we are agoing to have rice for
supper wont you come and take
tea it would please you to see
us cook and especly wash when
our shirts get dity we draw
them and wash in the first
water we come to makes no difference
if there is a little mud mixed got
ust to that I have drank water
here that if a pig would when I
was in Mish I would cick him
away I guess I have said anought
at preasent I send my respects
to all I know if agreabel
with you to answer pleas, direct
to Albert. M. Ervy pittsburg, Landing
Co A 10 Mich Inft Tenesee
