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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
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27th
Grand Rapids Sept
Dear Father 1861
I take this
opportunity to answer your
letters. which I recieved last
night they both came to-
gether the one dated the 25
th
was opened by mistake but it
came all right, Frank has
been telling an awfull story
down there it seems, the boys
dont like it much. I told Frank
when he went away to tell
thing just as they were. I told the
boys he would tell a darned lie
and as for our fairing hard &
being misused it is no such
thing our food is just as good
as I expected ther boys are all
well and in good spirits Hank
say he weighs 10* more than he
Did when he left home I am
geting as fat as a hog the
boys all like it first rate they
would not come home that is
for good by any means.
Frank has talk all the while
as though he wanted to get out
of it. We all calculate to come
home to the fair if we can
get off and I guess we can our
Lieutenant said we he would
give us a pass, we are not sworn
in yet and I cant tell when
we will be. I cant tell when the
the rigiment will they we may
stay 1 week & we may stay 3 or 4
weeks, I wrote a letter to lib B
yesterday she says it is awful
lonesome in homer. I have
written one letter home before this
and I thought I never was agoing
to get any answer but it is all
right now. we are all enjoying
our selves well and have a good
time. Ira is writing home he
got 2 letters last night and I
got 3 Chan 1 Hank 2 & Ordley 1
if any of our boys are home sick
or want to get out of it. it
is Frank Hooker, we have got our
bunks fixed up nice as a bed
room we sleep like pigs in the
clover. we have beans one day and
cabbage the next and beef the
next besides Good bread & potatoes
I shall have to close my
letter by bidding you all
Good bye
We are coming
home to the fair
I think next week
some time any how
Yours In Return
CH Potter
