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Regiment: 1st Michigan Light Artillery
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: William T. Sherman
Hd Qrs Battery 7 1st Mich Lt Arty
Senoir Institute NC March 27th 1865
My Dear Hattie
Man proposes but Genl
Sherman disposes of this army according
to his own ideas of military tactics.
When I last wrote you at Goldsboro we expected
to have marched the next day to the assistance
of Sherman; but lo and behold the army
halted and threw up fortifications on the
2 day then after (the (24
th) the General himself and
staff arrived and reciceved our Corps and
on the 25
th the whole army came in and
went into camp. The 25
th we marched at
6 am on the road leading back to Princteon
and on the 26
th arrived at this place and went
into camp having sent Lt. Hawley about three
miles to the right with our Section
The 23
rd A S is now guarding the Rail
Road until supplies are shipped to feed and
cloth the whole army and prepare it for
another campaign.
It will undoubtedly be some two weeks at best
err we commence another campaign.
We seldom get any papers or news from any
source except from letters from our friends and
they come but seldom. Have had no mail
since the 19
th the day we left Princeton but
are daily expecting one. I have just returned
from a ride to where Lt. Hawley is encamped
and as it is late and I have nothing of
importance to write besides dare not write
but little by candle light will bid you good
night (wich I could kiss you too) and close
this brief and hasty note with love of
Byron
PS Will write you again in a day or so if I
get a letter from you and shall probably
write if I don’t get one.
[On Envelope:]
Miss Hattie Crissen
Coldwater
Michigan
