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Regiment: 6th Michigan Infantry
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Camp Clark No. 1
September the 13. 1862
Dear wife this morning
finds me well and i hope
it finds you the same
yesterday we had a
hard rane but it is
plesant this morning
yesterday i made a
splint broom + cucked
sum beens i can
the niger + the squad
thinks so
[ ? ] first
lieutenant is sick not
vury but he grunts
bad a nuff i suppose that
we will have oure pay
the 15 that will be tusday
We have lots of fun with the
pedlars the wimen hator
pisen cakes and the men holes
No. 2
horse turds for oysthers
are so darned dutch tha
call everything tird than
was won just come in the
tent + won of the boys
bought a
[ ? ] for 15 cents
+ the all took a tast and
then the boy oferd him
baton rouge money and he
said that no go and he
grabed his horse turds as
he cold them and run +
we all holerd and left
+ he went off growling
purty soon we hird him
holerin horse turds agan
in Co. H. the order is after
today that the old gard
has to shoot thare guns
off at a mark the won that
comes the nerest is excused
from won trick of gard
No. 3
Well Marintha i have
had my diner i had beens
pork beef or salt mule
as we call it + bread i eat
harty and
[ ? ] i will
tell you what i have
got to doo this after noon
for inspection to marrow morning
that is Sunday black my
shuse black my catrege box
and strap and belt and cap
+ bayonet shethe and cline the
brass plates so tha will shine
thare is 3 of them i can doo it
all in an houre + then wash
up clene and nice you see the
oficers are very purtickler
tha want us to look as nice
as new licked citins but tha
dont always git thare wishes
and oure guns have to be clene
you must excuse my poor
riting for i lay flat on my beley
No. 4
Well Marintha
i have got my things
blacked and tha shine like
a nigers ass i have washed
and comed my hare and if
i was ware you are i
could engoy a good kiss i belive
Sunday morning oure Co
was on picket last nite a
bout 1 mild out the mosquitos
like to ete us up we could
not sleep we come in this
morning at day like we
dont have to go on review
for being on picket we
hant had oure breakfast
yet we have fresh beef
for breakfast sum of
the boys that did not
go out is giting it thare
is a milk pedlar here now
he charges 10 cents a pint he
can stick it in his ankle
good morning till after breakfast
