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Regiment: 3rd Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: Frederick Steele
Brownsville Sta Ark
Dec 18 /64
Dear Wife
As I have just come from mee
ting & have a few moments to
spare will improve them by answer
ing yours of Dec. 2nd which
was received to night and you
may be assured it was peruse
d with the greatest of pleasure
& it found me enjoying
life as well as one can and
be a soldier all of the rest
are well Edwin is on Guard
to night he Recd a letter from
Mother and Marinda
I must say we are having
meetings twice every Sunday
and prayer meeting Wedesday
Eavening but time passes off
rather slow I tell you But
my time will roll around soon and
then I think I may stay at home
and try to enjoy life if such
can be my luck
Jane you say that most all are
Drafter but there is one thing
sure that as long as I have
my sences my name shall never
be enrolled for a Draft This is
my objection how much more
better it would be for all if they
would enlist and not stand
a Draft But I am glad that
some of them are caught Sam
Bigelow and Area baker
how they will squirm I would
like to ask Baker what time
it is by his gold watch etc
Jane you seem to be
anxious about my letting you
know about paying the rema
inder of that we owe Noble as
soon as you let me know
how much you can pay him
down if he takes the notes then
I can tell how fast I can pay
him You ask if Jim Bridges
has paid me he has not and
let Noble have the note but mind the
interest on all you let him have
Jane has Jim Gilbert paid
for the piece of land he lives on
let me know in your next
You ask if I am pleased with
the place you have brought I am
and I think I can pay for it
by the time I get out of the service
But as you said in your last
I think it would be best to have
Daniel sell the place now as land
is high priced and the money
would never come more accet
tiable than now for of course
it would answer as though
it was worth it full value
Jane this is a poor composed
letter for there is so much
noise I can hardly think at
all and there is but very little
news any way here now Steele
left us yesterday the band played
for him when he left here
Cooper The Tenn has got back
had a furlough to go home to see
his mother went to Nashville
and saw James Southard and
quite a lot of men that live at
Lawrence Oh there was a man
shot at DeValls Bluff yesterday
for dissertion he belonged to the
22nd Ohio Infantry you
will have to excuse all mistakes
Tell Marinda that I am going
to answer her letter my best
Respects to all and a share
to yourself Tell Trudy to be a
good girl and mind her ma and
Grand Pa Mother I will answer
yours in a few days
M. H. Hogmire
