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Regiment: 8th Michigan Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: Ambrose E. Burnside
Washington Sept 10 /62
Dear Friend Elisa Fisher
I received youre kind and welcom
letter yester Day & your likeness &
Glad was I indeed I looks tip top
all those that saw them said they looked
good I think so I am a fraid that
I shal loose them I hope to live to take
them and I home Well Elisa I went throug
some danger sence I herd from you
But the good lord saw it fit to spare
my life yet we had hard time for the
last 4
[ ? ] our folk never will
know what we went through & it tis
as well but all our Boys ar all right
yet the Michigan 17 & 24 got her the 17
is with us I saw Cpt Buros to day
we sent much time to write for we
dont lay over more then one night in
one place I hop that this will soon
Be over one way or the
other we got licked lik fun
thay drove us on this sid of the
potomac & there one hundread thousand
of the crossed one in may er have
[ ? ] is were we want then we
cant do nothing
[ ? ] then in
[ ? ] we ar after those that crossed
we left day be fore yester Day
from Washington under Burnsid
the rabels ar to Fredrick in my ere
[ ? ] the new recrutes ar comeing
like fun all the Boy ar well
I learn that you stick to youre
school Well I no you must be tired
of it I wish I could mak you a
visit Well I do I wish I had
more time to write I hent wrote
But three letters in three weak
[ ? ] I use to average 10 per
weeak But I cant writ and
fight boath But you
must not
[ ? ] patron of
my letter you must write all th
muse and when I see you I
will make it all up in
[ ? ]
ther I must fallin and
[ ? ]
So good by for to Day
from your unworthy Friend
D McBain to E Fisher
Direct
Co F 8 Mich Infantry
Washington DC
Give my love to all the girls that
I no and excep a bunch youre
self Good by Write Soon
