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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
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Nashville July 25th /65
Well Met I will
now try and answer your very kind
letter that I have just had the
pleasure of perusing I tell you I
was very glad to hear from you
and to hear that you were well
for I hadent recd but one letter
from you since we came here
and I begun to think that
you were either sick you
had for gotten me your letter
found me well. George isent
very well, we are havening first
rate times down here now but
it is pretty warm weather to
be comfortable. I was over to Co. H
last sunday the boys were all well
they think that we will be home
before a great while but I
dont know a bout it I hope
so at least dont you but
I blieve that they are trying
to see how mean they can use
this side show of ours. I had
a good visit with Frank house
to day he just came from home
he has been home on a furlough
he was in the 4
th Cav. But has been
transfered in to the
[ ? ] I should
like to be home to visit the
last day of your school but that
just my luck I cant never be
any where when I want to be
lately but I every where I dont
want to be but if the government
would give us all we could
eat I wouldent care quite so
much, but we dont get as much
to eat now as we used to
when we dident get any thing
and I had rather be at home
for my part for I never
spent money so fast in my
life as I have since we were
paid off and I dont know if
I ever shall, but I think that
you had aught to give me a
credit mark Met for I havent
learned to play cards or swear
or drink whiskey yet, dont
you think that that is doing
pretty well for your big bro
hey? If you do say so, well I
must go and sign the clothing roll
imediately. There that is done
with and so much nearer home.
If I have got any home, but
I guess that I havent got any
for I sent father $100 and wrote
him a letter the 28
th of last
month and I havent heard any
think of it yet I suppose that
you are at home now and I
would like to have you
write all the news for I havent
heard what pa was doing this
somer.
Now Met be sure and answer this
as soon as you get it and you
will oblige me very much that is
so. I got the birds feather
good evening from Sabin
