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Regiment: 9th Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
January the ‘2’ 1865
In camp at
Savannah Ga on
the sea cast
Wall now Sina
as I am well and
tuff I will rite
a few lines to you
hoping they will find
you the same it is
fine wether here and
every thing is lovely
on our part Now and
I say to you Now I
am fat as a bare Now
I was waid to day and
wait 154 but never
did I way that at home
Sina you Never see me so
fat in your life as I am
now Wall Sina I sent
you that money I said
I was a gointo but Not
all yet I sent 10 Dollars
in and 15 in the other one
the 18 of Dec the other the 30
so if you git that I will
send more soon as I here
from that Sina I saw
Jim the other Day he
was well he told me
some things I Never dream
of but I say Northing as
long as my wife behavs
and be a Good Girl to me
but when I here of her
runing with other men
then I will say something
Sina it is hard to reed
some of the letters that
some of our boys gits from
ther wives they go back
on ther men this dam
ware has ruined many
men and wiming
I feel for the boys for
I was in a fit once to
wasant I Sina and if
I should here any more
I should Go in ass
but I trust I have a Wife
that will Save her Name
and when I come I can
live with with out any
one saying hol wife was
a bad cat I know of 4
in our co that has ben
ruind by ther wives sence
they left home and Now
they Drink and curs
it is bad Wall I was
in Savannah Ga on the
New Years Day of 1865
a thinking of my folks at
home Sina whare was you
at home I guss
Wall Sina here is
a New yers present
that I made out of
A ten cent peace
of silver so I will close
and remain your true
and Afectionate boy
and hope you are
the same to me
a Good Girl Good by
rite soon Direct to
A. H. Wiser Co I 9
Mich. Cav
Savannah Georgia
Sina my Dream was bad last
Nite but I can stand it
What it was
one year longer I thought it was so you can guess
may I sleep with you
When I come home or not
