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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
Grand Rapids Oct 11th
Dear Father
I arrived here
all right it cost us only 2
cents a mile on the rail road
we cant find out positive
when we are a going to leave
at any rate we shant
leave ffore next thursday
if we do before a week from
Monday I think about one
week from monday our cloths
have not all come yet they
expect them evry night
each one of us got our blankets
last night. Dave is coming
to day or to morrow I dont
know which. the girls and
some of the boys came down
from the seminary to see us
start off we have started
for the plaster beds this
morning four of us and expect
to be gone all day, this is
nothing but a short letter
and shall have to close fore
the boys are waiting for me.
there is nothing new here now
onley there is about 500 horses
here and about 40 tents we
have got to go in to them
I expect this week. the boys
all got here and they are all
well
Good bye
Yours truly
CH Potter
