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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: Gordon Granger
In Camp Near Frankllin, Tennasee
April the 18th A.D. 1863
Dear Uncle
I was very glad to receive a few lines from you
I did not know but that you had almost forgotten
me. but I See that I was Mistaken. Well Pop I am
quite well this morning but Som what Sleeppy
for I had to stand guard last night + for that
reasons I did not Sleep much. But who cares I dont
the old Saying is there is no great loss without
Some Small gain for you See our Company has gone
out on picket today + I haint got to go out I
just told the oficers this morning to Kiss my heel
I should not come out not untill I got Readdy
+ they Could not oblige me to for when we are on
guard twenty four hours we are alowed Six hours to
our Selves + I have Soldiered to long to Be fooled
Much now I tell you. Well Pop we have Some of
the nicest weather here that you about ever See.
but how long it will last I don’t know.
the trees
are leaveing out as nice as can Be it is full as forward
dawn here as May up there in old Michigan as these
folks call it down here Pop we have got Some of the
damendest fools for folks down here that you ever
See they hardley know what good living is I sware
they dont
[ ? ] say anything to them. they will say whitch
if you ask them how much Corn or wheat they raised
They will tell you a right smart of
[ ? ] meet a
man + ask him where he lives he wills ay just over
thaw
[ ? ] say how far oh right smart of a walk.
Well
[ ? ] we are expecting A fight here every minnute.
Bu I dont care wish that they would get up some
kind of excitement
[ ? ] to
[ ? ] keep a fellows
Blood in circulation you see last night the Rebbel
General
[ ? ] sent a flag of truce to General
Granger that if he didn’t surrender that he would
take us By Storm he said that he would comence on
us by nine oclock this morning But it is half past
nine + there haint been a gun fired yet + I guess
that there wont be one fired
[ ? ] now how
But who Cares if they do attack us I dont do you
if they do pitch on to us we will show them
what we dam Yanks can do as they call US.
well I must go + water my Horse dem it
shit
well Pop I am going on picket
GOOD BY
Give my love
to all + write as soon as you get
this
I still remain your true
Nephew George W. Fullington
direct Nashville
[ ? ]
