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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: William T. Sherman
Washington D.C.
May 30th 1865
Dear Mett
I received your letter
of the twenty second yesterday and
was very glad to hear from
you I am well yet and waiting
very patiently to start home
we dont know when we will
go yet. thare is a thousand and
one reports but none of them
afical, one is that Shermans Army
is going to Louisville to be muster-
ed out. but I dont believe it
yet, I am inhopes to get home
by the fourth of July but I dont
know as I will. If I dont I
guess I can have one of our own,
I would like to be thare to visit
your school first rate and see
you as a teacher
I received a letter from Nettie
the other day she appeares to very well
contented in her own capaseaty as
base housekeeper. I havent had any letter from
mother in a long while Nettie said she
was still getting better I suppose I
must tell you something of our
trip from Raliegh here we left
thare the 29 of April and marched
to Richmond we laid over thare
two days so I had quite a chance
to go through the town I
saw Libby Prision Castle thunder and
the Cappital thare is a splendid
status of Washington thare we marched
through the city on revied
from thare we marched to Alexandra
(
[ ? ]) of Fredricksburg we was on the
great Review of the 24 the city
was crowded with visitors from all
stater, all mast, to be the
[ ? ]
Armier and especialy Shermans
most of the men wore thur old
clothes right the [ ? ]
of the Potoma army with their
clean clothes white gloves
and paper collars we are camped on
this side of the river now I was
down town yester day and went through
the Cappitall and Pattent office they
are both very nice buildings the
Cappital is by far the nicest
building I ever saw. Washington is
more of a city than I ever
thought it was. it is pretty bussy
now with so many Soldiers here
but I hope they will soon be
thimed out they are discharge ing
some now. the boys
are all well from our neighborhood
Sabin is well and tough as ever
now I dont know what I shall
do to finish out my letter for
I cant think of any thing to
write. so I guess I shall have
to stop I shall have to hury
to get it done for to days
mail you havent said word
about Mary B in a long time
I hardly know whether she is in
the Land of the liveing yet or not
if she is give her my best respects.
I guess for the want of something
to write I shall have to stop.
very respectfuly yours in haste
write soon and direct Washington
D.C. Shermans Army
George
[On Envelope:]
Miss Marriette Hutchins
Coopersville Ottawa [ ? ]
Mich
Care of S. Hastings
