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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: Abraham Lincoln
Camp Senter Star Ala.
Oct. 20 1864
My Dear Aunt Emily
Yours of the 16th is now
before me + it is with great pleasure that I perused
its contents and I am right glad to know that your
health is so good. I am well and full of fun as
usual it is Sunday and I have been hard at work
and have hardley time + spare
[ ? ] you but
I made up my mind that I would answer your
letter before I forgot it I supose that you all
are havening high old times up there about now I
do with that I could be up there for the next two
weeks to come.
He bet that I would make some of them
Copperheads sure if they dident keep this
[ ? ]
but when we get old Abe in the seat we ___ they
will have to let their
[ ? ] li
[ ? ] drop and there let
it untill this thief is settled. I saw us
the Nashville
[ ? ] a
[ ? ] asking the soldiers
be
[ ? ] and
[ ? ] for little Mc so that if he
was electect that they would soon have the
[ ? ]
to go home to thier wifes and famlies but I had
nother
[ ? ] here untill I spilt every drop of
my blood than I have
[ ? ] the
[ ? ] that little
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Southern states that he has been a cont
[ ? ]
for an all of the niggers that be felt so bad about
[ ? ] but let him
[ ? ] if he thinks that there is no
here after. I tell you this rebels say that if old Abe is
elected that they might just as well lie down their
arms and come over for they say that they know
that he will not compromise
[ ? ] we dont went
[ ? ] then the Mc men says why dont old
Abe give the rebels a chance
[ ? ] come back into the
union I think that be
[ ? ] all
[ ? ] that they
could ask for I think that if I were old Abe I
would send every rebel as a
[ ? ] and
[ ? ]
as they
[ ? ] rebeling I dont think that it is
right to use them as prisoners of war but as a
[ ? ]
or a traitor + their country which they are out
then I dont know as for can blame some of
them for I have seen old women
[ ? ]
how are
[ ? ] untill our men
[ ? ] throught
here and then they are so
[ ? ] they dont know
B from
[ ? ] nor a from
[ ? ] old dog and
half of them dont know
[ ? ] a day is used for but
there is no use of talking you
[ ? ] make
[ ? ]
of them but rebels
[ ? ] is well and
[ ? ] as an
[ ? ]
[ ? ] close by asking you to pleas write often my love
[ ? ]
and all the rest I will
[ ? ] to
[ ? ] as soon as I get
time. So here is my love to all and a
[ ? ]
self. I am still
[ ? ] loveing nephew, George W. Fullington
+ my best beloved Aunt Emily M. Fullington
[ ? ]
