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Regiment: 22nd Michigan Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: William S. Rosecrans
Nashville, Tennessee
September the 8 1863
Dear Friends I take this
opertunity to let you know
how I am at the
hospital in this town. I
was taken with the bilious
fever but am about well
I stade in Camp untill
the regment got orders to
march and the leuten
thought I was not able
to march as far as they
was going so he sent
me to the Hospital this
is a nice place for one
to stay The regment
has gon to Alabamey but
dont no wat plase I
expect to go in a week
or two It is sumk hunderd
and fifty miles
from heare Things is
going on fine in this
part of the armey this
state will soon be
clear of rebels The papers
state this morning that
burnside has taken east
Tennessee and Rosencrans
is at Chatenuga. and
we will drive them
to Richmond there is
a bout one thousand
solders in this hospital
and there has bin a bout
four dy in a day
and thire plenty coming
in every day you
must not be uneasey
a bout me for I think
I shal be well in
a few days so
that I can go to my regment
I have not got much
to right so I will
bring my letter to
a close you must
direct your letter
to Nashville Tennessee
Genral Hospital No. 19
Ward No 2
Give my love to all
Nelson Hopkins
Send me five dolers
if you have got
it handey
