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Regiment: 9th Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned: Dandridge, Tennessee
Historical Figures:
In In Camp near Little Crick
East Tennessee
Febuary the 5 1864 Wall Sina
I just recived a letter from
you and was Glad to her from
you Sina is all wall and
tuff as a bare and was Glad
to her of you bing well Sina
I hant heard from you in
6 weeks but the reason of this
is
[ ? ] because the
mail
[ ? ] is cut off from
ous but this day I got one
I think in a short time it
will be
[ ? ] gain then
we can git letters from
home
[ ? ] you wanted
to kno what I
[ ? ]
that letter a bout David
when you rote it to
but if you dont want to
wait till I come do the best
you can I bother it
when I come o shit on such
stuff Sina I think there is
time for talk after I git home
if I do ever come it looks
rather
[ ? ] to me the way
the rebs are running ous now
and killing our men off it
is tuff on ous but I am one
the lucky ones yet but cant
kno how long I will be so I
trust to God and let the
worst come I am ready at
time if it be my time to
die I am ready Sina I like
to git a long
letter as well as Martin but
you rather rite to him than
me rite a way I dont care
I am all rite so I will turn
to something else Sina I
sent 25 dollars to you in a
letter long time a go but
have heard nothing from
it Sina if you git it
rite so I will kno if you
git it or not I want to
send 25 more as quick as I
her from that if you git
then I will send the rest
Sina you rote that Mrs
Stone wanted to her from
[ ? ] he is her all rite
and tile he got shot the
battle of Dandrig in the
rite arm but is all rite
Now lots of our boys was
slitley wounded ther to
lots killed to
[ ? ] lewis is
in the same Co I am
old Co I wall Sina I wish
I was there this nite it will
seam to me I could be
al lrite but the time will
came in 3 years time flys
fast to me
Mantson is all
rite so is ren
smith
Asa Buck is sick
in the Hospitle in
ky so is Charles
Campield so I
will close by
saying good by
rite as oftan as you
can Sina this is
from A H Wiser to
his girl Sina drect
the same Cincinnati.
[On Envelope:]
Mrs Lucina M Wiser
Coldwater Branch Co
Michigan
