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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: Braxton Bragg, Don C. Buell, William Nelson
Louisville, Ky.
Sept 25th 1862
Dear Father
I take this
opportunity to write a
few lines to you to
inform you of my health
and of the rest of the
Boys also. my health is very
good at present, the rest
of the boys are all well
accept Wing & Chan they
are. in the Hospital yet
but I do not know where
they are now we left
them at Cincinnati last
week & then we started
for Louisville again arrived
here last Friday & then
left him again on Sunday
we have been on the trott
for a week evry day. we
get back to this place
last night with a few
prisnors which we took at
a place called Elisabeth town
Some fifty miles south of
Louisville they were new recruit
that had just enlisted and
were drilling at this that
twon. the Ladies gave each
one of us a flag when we
came in we took their Secesh
flag off from the court-
house and fetched it into
Louisville with us. we had
fine time coming up the
river. the women and Children
have all been ordered across
the river they expect old
Bragg will pitch in to this
place evry day I hope he
will for if he does he
will get whiped like the
devil. Nelson is here with
a large force & Buel is
in Braggs rear & now we
are only waitin for him
to come on, we heard that
Ira Hutchinson was dead
he was left at Corinth when
we left there the last time
I saw Wing & Chan they were
getting along finely. our camp
is in the city of Louisville
I went down twon to day &
went in a foundry I’ll be
danged if it dident make
me home sick. we just got
orders to put five days
rations in our
[ ? ] sacks
and be ready for another
tramp. Chancy Hayes has been
a little sick had the Ague
it has been two weeks
or more since I have
heard from home. I hope
this letter will fetch an
answer their hasent been
any mail for this regiment
now for some time the 21
st &
23
rd Mich Reg are camped
closed to us. I hope the
23th will come this way if
Charley Burt had only enlisted
in this regiment I think
he would have done much
better. Darrow & Hayes likes
cavelry first rate they dont
have too drill evry day when
they are not fighting as Infantry
does. excuse poor writing for
I am lying down on my belly
on the grass & doing the best
I can, give my love to all.
a kiss to the little ones.
Your own Charles Potter
