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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
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Crab Orchard Springs
Kentucky October 18
th 1862
Dear Mother & Cousin
I received your
letter dated the 29
th last night
and was very happy to hear
from Home once more. the
Boys are well that is two
or three of us Chan Wing and
Ira have not yet arrived from
the Hospital & Chancey Hayes
we expect to go evry day he
is not very well at present,
Lew has been having an awful
Bril so that he could not
ride but as for my self I
am tough as a bear and
getting fat. we have not heard
from Ira Since we left
Corinth but once and then
we heard that he was dead
but I guess that is not
so. Alex Darrow is well with
the acception of his eyes he
has sore eyes now.
I have not had time to
write a letter since we
landed at Louisville we
have been on the go night
and day nearly all the
time following old Bragg
But the Cavalry had to
give up the chase yesterday
on account of feed for
our horses we got into the
Mountains yesterday & had
to turn back now the trouble
is where Shall we go next
we are over one hundred
miles from Louisville and
nothing to eat hardly. I
suppose you have heard
of the fight we had on
the 8
th I think it was
it is probably in the
papers before this our Regiment
was the first in the
[ ? ]
and none of our Company
was hurt. Orderly was just
hit & that was all. our
Regt lost 15 killed & wounded
it tell you it was and
awful fight I have not
heard how many were killed
but there was a pile of them
I went over the Battle field
the next day & such a sight
I never want to see again
Some with their Heads shot off
& arms legs & in fact shot
all to pieces, two of our
boys have been wounded since
the fight one Charley Lone shot
in the ear & one William Case shot
in the top of his head but
not dangerous. I saw Luke
Thayer at Louisville & Joe Colenzo
at this place day before yesterday
they are camped 2 ½ miles from
us I think I will go and see
them this afternoon if nothing
happens I hope pa & Libbie
will have a pleasant visit
While they are gone I would
like to have gone with them
it was plaqued mean Mr
Waterman dident see Lewis
dont you think so will I dont
know as there is any more news
worth noting. Mother you must
not worry on my account our
bit my health is good & I calcu
late I am able to stand this kind
of life & if I ever see a chance
to come home on a furlow I will
come but then is so many sick
ones that the well ones cant get
a chance to do any thing keep
up courage mother. give my best respects
to all.
Write Soon C.H. Potter
