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Regiment: 22nd Michigan Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: George W. Morgan
Camp Snows and
Lexington
Sept 20/62
Dear Wife + Child
I take this opper-
-tunity of letting you know that I
am well and I hope these lines
will find you the same
Dear Wife I have written three
letters but have received no
answers to one yet It is discourag
ing to see so many of the boys
receive letter and received one
myself. We have encamped
on different ground since
I last wrote to you. But we
have seen no rebels yet
on Thursday last we had a
visit from General Morgan
Cavalry and he managed to
get about 60 of our men
prisoner through their neglect
to obey orders
they were doing picket duty
the enemy seemed to have
managed it pretty clean if
they had obeyed or
[ ? ] all might
have had a general engagement
we we were placed on the same
post the next day they were
very particular about giving
us orders but one of the boys
of the regiment was caught
sleeping on his post he was
reported to head quarters
I havent heard what they have
done to him While we were on
picket one man from our
regiment shot himself with
a revolver and killed himself
on the spot and was buried
here last night in military
form making the second
buried from our regiment
We are called in line of battle
every day on account of some report
that the rebels are coming
but they have not come yet
maybe they will come after
a while when he regiment
are better drilled and then
they will find it worth their
while to come for I think that
the boys are generally pretty gritty
To day we had inspection of arms
and our Company had the praise
of being the best drilled and the
cleanest guns of the regiment
Dear Wife I wish you would try
and get Walter to write for you
as soon as possible for I am
anxious to hear from you it seems
o me there must be something
the matter with some of you
Dear Wife please to give my respects
to hary and to all inquiring
friends. My love to Father and
[ ? ] my best love to yourself
and our child hoping soon to hear
from you
From your
affectionate
Husband
William Painter William
Camp Snows Pond Painter
Lexington Pike
Kentucky
Co. D 22 Michigan Infantry
