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Regiment: 11th Michigan Infantry
Battles Mentioned: Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Historical Figures:
Murfreesboro tennessee
January the 9
th..1863
To Herman and Emeline
I will write a few lins
again to you ishould
have writen sooner if
ihad been whare icould
ihave been in one of
the hardest battles that
has ben fought in this
war it lasted..10..days
that was a large number
of our men killed and
wounded three was
kiled in my company
idid not get hurt
idont know why idid
not as the balls flew
thick and fast in every
direction We covered the
ground with butternuts
for miles around thay
fought madly and
desperately but our arms
was the best and we beet
them though at
[ ? ]
cost isaw the regament
that luther was in in
the thickest of the fight
it was badely cut up
ihave not seen luther since
one of the boys of his
company told me that
he was wounded in the
shoulder but not dangerously
icant go whare he is now
isee him quite of ten before
the fight it rained every
day of the fight amost
the dead laid eight
days some of them before
thay was bueryed and the
butternuts is not under
ground yet all of them
the number of killed and
wounded will never be
known thay covered the
ground every whare we
went it is quite warm
here now ihave ben well
all the time We had no
tents any of the time and
laid in the rain but
thare was so much fighting
to do that no one was
sick that dried fruit
that you sent was exelent
and iwas much obliged
for it ishal
[ ? ] some
of it to day ishal have
to stop writing now
direct you letters as before
Good by now
Charles Wilson
