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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
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Camp Anderson Nov 3d
1861
Dear Father
I received your
letter last night
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22
nd it has been a long
time on the way I should
think, it was opened by the
same person that opened the
other one. we are all well yet
there has not one of us been
sick yet only hank & I got
hurt by the horses the other
day there is a number in the
hospital sick with the measles
besides a number that have been
hurt by the horses. we have
got our clothes through out
now Col Kellogg told yesterday
we should leave this week as
soon as we got our pay but I
do not think we shall go quite
so soon I just went out and
drew our rations for four of
us which was one loaf of
bread & a small lump of
butter we got in to our tents
last night I like the tents
better than I do the barracks
we shall send our cloth home
to morrow or next day, I think
Dave, Hank, Ira, and myself
camps together. Chan, Fran, Lewis
Mclane from Burlington camps
together
this after noon we went down
north from camp 2 miles to
visit a house which is haunted
it is a very large white house
with four large pillars in front
a good many of the were broken
out we went all through the house
from top to bottom there is a
hole in one corner of the
sellar dug in to the wall
some says it is where the man
was put which was murdered
then. there is two large sellars
under it in one there is
a large holes in the ground
which is full of water the
top of the hole is square with
a box set over it it is a
new house not quite finished
& ther is shavings in one room
the well is a nice one bricked
up instead of stone but no
water in it the barn is fastly
done it is a nice place
But I don’t think it is haunted
there was a man there that offered
any one of us five dollars if
we would sleep there one night
we sleep good & warm nights
that is all I can say I think we
shall get along pretty well
I wrote home last week
thought likely you had got
home I cant tell for certain
whether we will come through
this week or not we are going
St. Louis Missouri
dont write untill you
hear from me again Good bye
Your Son
Charles H. Potter
