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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
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Cleveland Tenn April 30 /64
In the field
Miss Clara
your last letter came to hand
the 26 but being of on a
scout I did not git it for
two days and then I sit
down to ancer it but had only
commence it when I was called
a way on duty and did not
git back till last night so
to day I thought I would try
it again I am quite well and
was glad to hear that you
was to, we had a hard ride and
the new men thought that it
was awfull we marched
two days and one night
only stoping a few minits
to rest our horses and only
got one rebl for our trouble
we can not do much till
the olde boys comes back
I expect that they are thare by
this time halving all of the
plasher that can be obtained
now are you not sory that
I did not come with theme if
you think so tell me but I feel better
hear and think that my time will
soon be out and then I will be now
bodys slave but I shall not complain
for I halve had as much faver as
eny soldier can halve and as easy
to, but my hart akes for freedom
and that soon will come but I do
not think that I shall come thare as soon
as I am discharged but I will come
soon probly as I can before
winter I think, I can not tell
so long before hand, when I do
come I shall come to
[ ? ] and not
wonder no more, I am sad, today
and nerves and can hardly write
that will pass of soon and then I
shall be mary again and then I
call it
[ ? ] shine the sun dos not
shine all of the time in the army
but we will not talke about that
for I am in hopes that the sun
will shine
[ ? ] to
[ ? ] while
life remains we all ways halve
some bitter with much sweet
well forgit care and make mary
it has not brain bothe me to
write you letter if it did I
think I should not write much
I write to free my brain and
to make my hart glad, what is
life with out love its sad and dreary
well you spoak of Mary M
well I halve had two or three
letters from hir, but it has
been nearly a year I do not
mind jest the time but I wroat
last to hir and she did not
ancer it. I halve not made eny
inquiry the reason I
[ ? ] nothen
nor halve no need to, I love but one
and hir I love with all my hart
hir and hir alone do I think of and
you must know of the one I speck
of yes and you love hir to as dear
as I do but whie should I talk of
matters that has been talked over before
but I sometimes think that life is a
dream that we ar all slumberin never to
awake to joye and pease is this a
world of sin and none can find pease
well let him forgit Sarrah the sun
[ ? ] to say but will shine to
morrow you spoke of Gorge Black
and some others they halve all gon
home Mr Otto is in this regiment
smoth tungs tell long tales
you did not tell me what regiment
Jack was in write next time
I must close writing this time, do not
tell Mrs Ott to much, we expect
a fright hear before long without the
rebles dos not run. Ira Graves
Clara Simonds
