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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
Jefferson Co
Jan 22 1864
Miss Clara your letter I
received and was glad to hear
from you it had been a long
time sence I had hird from you
owing to being so fare from
eny plase that we ould git
eny mail or send eny we
ar in Tenn yet in the
East part East of Nashville
the people that lives hear
ar most all
[ ? ] and
we halve to take from them
everything that we halve
to live on and they halve
lost a grait deel by the
rebles and then for us to
take the rest of what they
halve got, and some of the
boys go out by their selvs
and git it and cannot give
eny receipt for what they
do git so then do not git pay
for what they halve to share
if I had my way about
it I would not let a man
go from camp with out
an officer with him and
he should receipt for all
he took of them and if
a man straid from his
command I would give
him fifty lases till
it was staped and I think
war for would go on much
better then it is, I am in
the
[ ? ]gard a gain
to day I am out to a house
a writing to you thare is
two prity girls hear to
well it maks me fell so
quir and my hand trembles
so that I can scarcly breath
my eys ar dim and head ache
what can it all mean what
is the cant of all this can
you explain all of this
mystery it must be that i
am going to be sick oh
how I dred sickness I will
halve to
[ ? ] some medisan
what kind, I think it will be to
think of the well I must
stop my gasping, I am sory
to hear that your health has not
been better and hope by the
time I from you again
you all will be well our
rigment is talking comeing home
and going in for vetrins if they
come I don’t think I shall come
I am not so sick to see you
that I will surve three years
longer for the sake of comeing
home one or two months you
must write soon and a long
one to yours truly Ira Clara
Good bye
Clara
[ ? ]
Love
forever
[On Envelope:]
Miss Clara Simonds
Watransville
[ ? ]
Tuscola Co
Mich
