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Regiment: 9th Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
Union Forever
Camp of
Co. I 9
th Reg’t. Mich. vol Vols.
Cavlery 1th Brigade, 2th Division,
Cavlery Corps.
At Camp near Maryretty August the 1 1864.
Dear and beloved wife this morning finds
me with pen in hand to write
a few linds to you to let you
know i am stil living and in
good helth and hope these will find
you the same Sina Now i will
tell you whare we are wall we are
in Maryretty Georga in 18 miles of
Atlanta whare the big fiting is we stoped
her last Nite and will stay her to
day then go on Sina the canons
rore this morning down there
Abley we can her them last nite
and this morning all the time
they have ben fiting now there for
7 days rite a long and will fite 7
more probley.
before they git it Sina i wish
you could see the ground that
they have fout over for 30 miles
the Dead and wounded long the
wrode it is the aflest site in the
world her is the place whare Georg
and Clark was wounded and
Georg white and Irome bats was
killd Ambrous Burleson his grave
is her in a few rods of our Camp
but in all our men is the best
and has whiped them every
time o Sina it is a site to
see the Armey her in all
Shermans Armey nombers 100 and
45 thousand her and the rebs is
nerley as big hunderd and hunderd
of brave boys has gon to ther long
homes you can think of it
but you cant think of half of
the suferings they under go lots
and lots of them buried all a long
the rode sick and in the burning
ground with out noumbering
but thank God the old 9 dont
fear them by no means a bout
tomorrow nite we will reach ther
Sina i got one letter sence we start
ed on this march from you
we started the 7 of July Sina
Sina i want to say if i never
git a chance to write a gain
her is my love and my best
respects to you and to all in
old bethel Sina Jim is her in
the frount and i shall see him
and Clark i saw lewis Bridge
last nite Stephen Burleson mart
and dan to they are down her to
i saw William Misner her he
is well and tuff pelick Carmer
is wounded in his side william
misner told me
our shitasses in our rigment
is all well Aja and Del Buck
ren and all of the boys is
in tip top helth and ready
to try ther luck as they have
in times post and gon her
is the place to try any man
Sina
So i will close by saying Good
by my dear girl Sina write
soon drect the same as ever
so good by all from A H Wiser
to lucina M Wiser rite soon
Sina the Canons are roring
[ ? ] now down in the frount
i can her them plane as day
To. Mrs Sina Wiser
I’m thinking, fondly thinking,
My darling friend, of thee,
And memory bells are chiming,
Are ringing out to me.
In accents sweet and tender
A song I love to hear.
And loving thoughts engender
For one my heart holds dear.
This song is of a treasure,
A casket full of pearls,
And gems of rarer lustro
Than earthly mind unfurls.
Thy love this priceless treasure,
The casket is thy heart
And there the jewels cluster
And loving joys impart.
I’m thinking, fondly thinking,
Of happy days to come,
When you will greet me smiling
And bid me welcome home.
It may be on the margin
Of this brief life of ours,
That I shall clasp thy form again
And press my lips to yours.
I’m waiting, fondly waiting,
My darling pet, for thee,
And the bells will keep their chiming
Till thy sweet face I see.
Yours Affectionately,
A. H. Wiser
Long may these words
rememberd be in my mind
