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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
Headquarters
Co A, 2d Reg. Michigan Volunteer Cavalry
1
st Reg’t, 1
st Brigade, 1
st Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland
Camp, Near Chattanooga, 1863
Dear Clara I now write
you a few lines more it
is a long time sence I halve
hird from you ar writing to
you I got your last letter
but did not halve time to
write to you before we
had to go on a raid and
you now that I could
not write then we left
Steaphenson and went
to Bridgeport then Carost
Sand mounting in Wills Valey
then crast look out mounting
near Roane and had two
fights
then back to
to Wills Valey staid
thare one night then
went back to the same
plase on Saderday we
had a fight on Sunday
we had a nother one
and was nicely whipped
and flanked and cut
off from the main
army but we maid
our way to Chattanooga
and got from them we
had bout for thousand
strong with us and
the rebles for times
our number then they
sent our rigment up
the river to gard it
so we are hear about
fifteen miles above
Chattanooga we had three
slitley wounded, in our Co
we halve better times now
then we halve had for a
month they ar all Union
hear and we by all that
we take from there
they are so pleased to see
us that the girls will
run out and meet
the soldiers and kiss
them but I halve not
met with eny of that
kind yet but they are
glad to see us coming
and some of them varey
pritey this battle is a
[ ? ] one thousands of
good men has gon under
the sad and probley
meney more will sink
the rebs was down to
see us yesterday I and
another man was over the
river last before they
came and got back but
[ ? ] I was three of black
smiths over working in
a shak thare and the
rebles took them but we was
or near to quick for them
I must close
soon for I halve
to go on duty
my paper is so
dirty that I am
a shamed to send
it to you and
a pen tied on
a stick to write
with, you must
excuse this and
write soon
yours for ever
Ira Graves
to Clara
