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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
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Head Quarters Co M
2nd Mich Cavalry
Franklin Tenn.
May 16th 1863
Dear Father
Your letter of the
7
th came in due time was
glad to hear that our folks are
well. I am expecting to hear evry
time I get a letter that some
of them are sick there is so much
sickness in Homer now. the boys
here are all well accept wing and
he has gone to the Hospital at
Nashville. I think he will come
home before a great while he can
not stand the hot weather. there
is no news as I can think of
Leck has gone to Louisville on a
detail after horses eight men
went out of evry company the
horses had not arrived there when
they got there & they have been a
waiting for them ever since. as
for my not being there I had
rather stay here. over Regiment
went out on a scout yesterday
with all the rest of the cavalry
six regiments saw no rebels. we
lost one man out of company
H we was all watering in a creek
his horse went off into the water
where it was a little to deep he
fell off from his horse & went to
the bottom with his gun on his
back revolver & cartriges the reason
we could not save him as soon as
he went down there was several
went in after him but he never
came up untill he was fetched up
by one of my company when he
went down he down in a hole
between the rocks & it was some
time before they could find him
there they was a thousand men
close by & see him poor fellow die
if I losse all that money I sent
home the last time fifty five
dollars it will be awful discouraging
I shall think the best way will
be to keep it untill I am sure
of its going through safe. R. T.
Darrow had three hundred in
with my forty there was fifteen
hundred & over of green backs in
that package. we are having the
finest kind of weather now days
rather warm some days. Corn is
about six inches high wheat is
looking first rate. I shall write
to uncle James Potter as soon as
he writes to me & shall be happy
to do so I wrote to him when I was
in St Louis but never received any
answer to my letter. I received your
papers that you sent & also those
stamp it is hard work to get
stamp here you can get peper but
it is miserable stuff at two cents
a sheet! I dont think there is any
more news to write give my best
wishes to all who may enquire tell
Libbie she must write I have not
heard from her in some time.
tell Harvey I have got a nice
little watch I would give him if
I should happen to come home well
I suppose I would have to Elida &
Ella something nice to of course.
write soon. Yours Truly. Chas. H. Potter
Franklin
