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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
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Madison Sept. 17th /62
(Indiana)
Dear Father
It has been
some time since I
have written home or
received any letters from
home. I take the opportunity
of writing to you while
the boat is stoped at
this place (Madison) we
passed New Albany & fulton
last night it was quite
a sight to see the locks
& to pass through them
at fulton we went
through about 12 Oclock in
the night passed Louisville
this morning early. their
is some 14 boats in our
fleet. there is considerable
sport when the boats get
to racing it we are
on the fastest Steamer
and the newest. there is
only one company on
each Boat. I suppose we
shall be at our journeys
end by tomorrow noon
which is at Cincinnati.
they tell us we will
have a little better time
than we have been having
for the past year I
hope so at any rate.
Chan & Wing are getting
along finely they are on
the Hospital Boats. as for
Ira I can not say we left
him at Corinth in the
Hospital quite sick.
the river is so low that
the Boats run on sand
bars evry little while.
I had to stop just now
to hear Van tell one of
his stories he is the best
Lieutenant on the job
our Captain no one likes
and Lieut Johnson is
another fine man but
he is not with our company
now, we left Mississippi
Just as chess nuts & figs
and persimons were getting
ripe. we find plenty of
watter mellons water melons & paw paw
all along the bank when
ever the Boats stop. I would
to be home & go to York
State with you. I shall
when I get home if ever
I do. Lew & myself are
standing this kind of
Buisness better than the
rest of the Boys I believe
I never was in better
health in my life fat
as butter. when we get
to Cincinnati we’ll not
be a great distance from
home on of our company
died the other day M. Boyer
was his name he has two
other Brothers in our com-
and one other man died
since we left Corinth his
name Stephen Travis fine
fellows both of them.
the Boys are feeding the
horses & I shall have to
bring my letter to a close.
Darrow & Hayes are well &
feeling tip top, give my best
wishes to all and write soon.
Your Son
Charles Potter
