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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
St Louis, Jan 1st
Wensday 1862
Dear Father
I received your
letter this afternoon with
pleasure and was glad to
hear of your ecelant health
my health is good now
I am getting along first
rate getting fat to. the
rest of the boys are all
well. I wish you all a
happy New Year in this
letter and hope you will
have a good dinner to
day as well as myself we
had an oyster dinner to
day. I would like to of
been home last night
or up to Mrs. Hills
I suppose they had a fine
time to the dance.
But mine was a differant
kind of a dance I went to
watch meeting last night
watching on guard I was
on guard last night I watched
the old year out & the
New Year in I went on
guard just five minutes
before twelve and came
off at 4 Oclock. I don’t
know as there is much
news here at presant. Chan
is on post guard to day
we have had three good dinners
since Christmas but I guess
we have had our last,
there has two men died
out of the company that
is in Barracks with us
another not expected to live
that is company H. Capt. Newman
the prospects now is
that we shall soon go
to Kentucky I was in
hopes we would got to Mich-
igan. We have changed our
old cook for a new one
I guess we have bettered our
selves. Frank just got a
letter from home and
it makes him feel down
harted, my provisions are
not quite gone yet I have
got a pie & some cookies
& fried cakes & some wine
yet &
[ ? ]. it says
in Franks letter that lib
Deal & Nell set up with
Mrs Bartlett I dont see
how they could muster
up courage for that
give my best respects to all
From Your Son
Chas. H. Potter
