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Regiment: 9th Michigan Cavalry
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Jenuary the 18 65
In Camp at Savannah
Ga
Now Sina I seat myself this
morning to pen you a few lines
to let you know I am stil a
live and in good helth and hope
if you ever git this it will find
you the same this is the 5 letter
Now that I have writen since I
ben here to you and recived None
from you so I will write this and
wait for you to write before I
write any more for there is no
use of my writing to you for may
be you dont want me to write
to you any more fore I cant here from
you the rest of the men here fits
ther mail and I cant so I will
wait and see if you wonnt rite and
tell me what is rong between you and me
Wall now we are a going to start
in the morning for some parts of
the country we are a going to strike
first for Augusta south carling
then from ther to Charleston from
ther if we git Charleston to richmond
so you will not here from me in
some time and may be never a
gain for we are bound to go through
if every one dies trying for this dam
ware must be crushed now or every
man Slaughtered in the field of
southern confederate Stats of America
and I may be one of the Nomber
but if I do remember it is for the
old flag and the union
but I trust I may come out all rite
as before but God noes best so let
him be the judge Now this ware
has ruind meny A Good woman and
men and to day I feel that I am
one of them so let it
rip Sina for my part I cant
say as I care one dam Now
sence I cant her from you and
you have stoped of riting to me
well I saw henry more one of our
boys he has just come from home
he said he saw mae and one other
of my sisters and they was at
coldwater so he said they was all
well and you to so this was some
4 weeks a go Wall I wrote to
your father sence I ben here and
to Saley and to hiram
but cant here from any I think
if Saley gits my letter she will
rite to me Wall now Sina
that money I sent to you
write if you git it and tell
me whether you git it all or
not 10 in one and 5 in the other
and 2 in the other pleas
tell me
the boys is all well here
now Asa Del Ren munt so I will
close for I am not fit to
write to day for my mind is
out of gier and I will say
Give my love to Salley and jake
and best wishes to them and
except the same your self.
So Good By pleas
Write from
A H Wiser
to L M Wiser
Drect A H Wiser
Co. I 9 Mich. Cav
Savannah Georgia
