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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: George Thomas, Philip H. Sheridan, William S. Rosecrans, William T. Sherman
Waterloo Ala Jan the 14 1865
Dear Uncle as I have
a little spare time I thought that I would
improve it writing to you we went into camp
here on the 2d of Jan and had orders to fix up
winter quarters and have got evry thing fixed up
quite comfortable if they would only let us stay but
that seems to be too much farther to do there is
a report in camp that we have orders to move to
travel springs 70 miles up the river towards Florence
we had just got evry thing rigt to spend the Winter
here most of us had got huts built of logs ar
boards and little fire plaxes built and now to do
and leave them before we have got them faily done
is enough to prevoke any one some of the bay say
they will never do any thing but pitch there tents
again but I will bet that they will scarcly be out
of their saddles in the next camp until they will
be tearing down some bodys board
[ ? ] ar barn
to build shebangs as they call them as I am writing
I can hear the band serenading our brigadier General
that is a pretty sure sign that we will leave before
long the weather here since we have been in camp chas
been quite fine but on the march it was very wet and
rainy the last day of the fight the 16
th it rained
all day the rant of the rebel army at Nashville was
the
[ ? ] complete that I ever witnessed the road from
the field of battle to Franklin was stream with
muskets and equipage of evry kind and Pulaski they
threw three pieces of cannon in the river and the road was
stream with artillery ammunition others is a great many of
them getting sick of the fun they have been
beaten at every point Sherman has gone clear through
the confederacy and taken Savannah one of their most
important ritties and rosenerans in Missouri and
Sheridan in Virginia Thomas at Nashville and
Burnbridge in east Tennessee have all gained most
splendid victories over their oponents in each rose
capturing most of the artillery and train of
their opponents but there goes the take and I must
close my love to all the folks from your
Nephew Thomas Wasson
Ps direct via Nashville
