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Regiment: 9th Michigan Cavalry
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In Camp near Marysville
east tenn
febuary the 8 1864 Monday fornoon
Wall Sina I set myself down
to write these few lines
to you to let you know of
my helth which is good but
in mind it is poor my
hart is full as it can be
I cant hardly rite for the
tears stand in my eyes so I
cant see to rite the trobele
I see is bitter to think of the
news I her from home
about you Sina the way you
are caring on goin to the
show to Coldwater and the young
men huging you and ther arms
round your wast walking the
streets Sina how do you think I
feel but all rite if you git
the start of me you are
the best fellow for there is lots
of girls her I can git all I want
and freeman patch making his
brags he went throu the woods
with you and one nite and got
all he wanted for 50 cts
that is cheep bully
[ ? ]
him Sina this ant all I can her
from you Sina folks rite to me
our folks never said a word to
me a bout these things but
them that was no relation rote
and told me Mantson
[ ? ]
so is he can prove you walked
the streets with that young man
arm round you lafing and hapy
and
[ ? ] to him and went in to
show with him if this is the
way to do all rite but I dont
see it on my plate but never
mind
[ ? ] likely I ever shall come
home a gain for the rebs are slaying
our men off like sheep and I shall
be one of them probley then all
will be rite Sina God knoes I dont
want to live any longer I am ready
now to dy at any time this may
be the last time you ever will her
from me in the world but I
die in the defend of my country
thank God for this so go a way
trouble rair up back up do the
best you can hal Sina do the
same take care of the bee for he
will sting and if he stings he
will leave his stinger in to long
so watch him while he sings and
all will be rite and dont
mind a poor low forgoton soldier
who is 2000 milds from
home his home which he
loved so much but now
he dont give a dam
for it he is sworn in his
[ ? ] mind to dy a soldier
so cheer up all let the
wide world wag as it will
I be gay and hapy still free
and easy drunk or sober hoo
wood give a sent so I will
close by saying good by
Sina o yes Martin burleson
is her he got letters from
you I see them but dont
care I am in old tennessee
to live or dy in thy
land so git out trouble
A H Wiser is my name
