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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
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Sep 7th 1864
I am sorry to tay that me have no mail
yet but some of the trains do pass
as one past to the North to day verry heavy
loaded with a rigement going thome
as there is a great many that is going
home now I would like to now how
you get along with your draft I do
not hear any thing only as some for
subestutes is paying one thousand
dollars for Wayne County I supposed
that you have got hup your quot
before this and the people is regoising
verry much on the capture of
Atlants and Mobeal but the
have spoiled hour communication
for hit as been stopped one week
to day and we have had no through
train yet but our Oporater saies
that there ware a order given for
the trains to run through last
night or to day but they have not
as yet do that makes me in Hurrey to
rite this letter for it will not go as yet
and I look for a letter when they mail does
come in as I think that we ar in shape
as we have got they rebbs in both sides
of us and we are in the middle of them
and I expect that we shall have to stay
for one while I have maid up my mind
fully to be hat home this fall but I
do not expect it now as I look at the
things the tings do look verry faverable
in every thake and manor but not
for us the come home as came hout last
janusry but as I always say we must
have patience and wate and it will
hip round as I think that the worst
of our time is over for being sick
as when the rigement first came
out it lost a great many and only
got this four more year and we have
come right through in one sumor
and we have been in the hottest part
this summer and we have not lost
so many and I think that it will slip
away quccker after this year and the old
boys do get a way from us
before there is one thing that I do want
you to answer me it the North side
of the house does leak much
and if it does there must be a few
shingles got and it must be fixed
before the fall rains come on I only
mean to pach it with some comon
shingles for if I do not sell as I want
I am determined to have it shingled
and a new cornide on Pralis next
summor or spring or I may take a
notion to let it stand tell I come
home I have heard that grant as
coled for one Hundred thousand
more and then he can stop the rebb
ion if that can only be true and he do
as much as they say that we have done
at the Cumberland for they have been
driven a long ways and huch plases
as no one could of though they could
ever of fetch a army of men out off
now this I have sem all they way as
we have comed and we have been
following the Army ever since we left Nashville
last spring and we have been working along
the railroad all they time fortifing it
they say that they are wating till the election
all our company if well in great sperite
with the exception of three or four and
there is some great talk with the old
recruits about coming home and when
when thir time will be hout we have had
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came in but to day + yesterday I think
is as warm as any that we have had
this summor I can take my close
and squeese Water out of them any
ware when it is so hot I do not feel well
I do see the time a great many time
that I would give five dollars for a
bottle of pain killer but it is of nouse
I could not get it for to ten dollar bill
there is everry undersement for a mom
to spend money or rather through away
but to buy any that is need full it cant
be done and those that as got it will
not part with it they are afarid that they
will be out them selfes you must excuse
me fo riting with a pencil as I have sent my
Pen to Louisville
[ ? ] to be fixed so I have to
do the best as I can am not as I will
