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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: John H. Morgan
/62
Corinth Sept 9th
Mississippi
Dear Father
I take this
opportunity to write a few
lines you to inform you
of our health. there is
no more of the boys
sick accept those three
that were sick the last
time I wrote you. our
new recruits stand very
well so far & as for
the rest of us Lew and
myself are in the best
kind of order. hoping
these few lines will
find you all the same
there is no news at present
we left
[ ? ] last Saturday
and are stopping in Corinth
for a day or two onley
our Regiment is on their
way to Louisville Kentucky. the
first Battallion leaves to
night on the cars perhapp
our Batt. will go tomorrow
or next day. we take noth-
ing with us but some of
our best horses evry thing
has been turned over to the quarter
masters. we are going down
in kentucky to clean out
cursed old Morgan and
his Guerrilla band. we have
two more new recruits since
Darrow & Hayes came (from Marshall)
I think Charley Burt missed
it going into a new Reg
it wont take our boys
but a little while to learn
the drill our horses know
it well as we do. the
first day one of the new
Boys was thrown from his
horse three or four times none
of our company though.
those shirts you sent me
are just more than bully
they will last me all sum-
mer. Lew & I have turned
down a cracker box for
a desk & our knapp sack
for a seat it makes rather
a hard position to write
in. Leck Darrow is on
guard to night for the
first time. Chan thinks
some of coming home I
dont think he will ever
get well if he dont go
home he looks pretty hard.
Sargeant just said that
the third and first
Batt were going to start
right off & we are going
to morrow morning bright
and & early for old Kentucky
our troops here are all
falling back as far as Corinth
I dont know whether they
will leave this place or
not. it is time I was
getting some sleep if we are
going off so early. I would
like to be once more in
the old shop to work this
is rather a lazy life but
I guess I shall have to stick
to it for some time yet.
give my best wishes to all
who may enquire.
Your Son,
Charles Potter
I shall
try and
save as
much of my
wages as
possible
