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Regiment: 9th Michigan Cavalry
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January the 6 [chewed away]
Sina Stil in camp [chewed away]
Savannah [chewed away]
the sea cost
Wall Now Sina I just
begain to write yesterday when I was
ordered to pick up and draw some
wood for the co So I will fin
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to day Now it is the 7 and
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every thing is well and
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hal and he wishes when
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to Sina hand it will
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Now Sina this [chewed away]
letter I have written to you
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we have ben here and
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3 from you and they
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to Atlanta I hope you
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Soon Wall Sina
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I sent you in letters
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in one and 5 in a nother and I
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send some more as soon as I here
from that
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[chewed away] draw my pay next time
[chewed away] will express it if I can for it will
go so much safer so use that if
you git it and as soon as I can
I will send more now Sina I will
say the rebs has cald for a
[chewed away] of armey for 60 days and
[chewed away] git it they never will
[chewed away] a gain for they are
[chewed away] now and they say so
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[chewed away] here that this ware
[chewed away] inside of 7 months
[chewed away] here has left this
[chewed away] befor last for charleston
[chewed away] since it is just a crost
[chewed away] from this town I was
[chewed away] there the other day to see if
I could find Jim but I could
Not
Wall Now the talk
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that our rig is a
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dismounted and git
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from her to the sity of New York
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in a few days we will start if
we do so and if Not we will go
somewhare North to recrut for our
cav comand here is all most
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dismounted and they cant
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any thing Now and I
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far from home we ca
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horses here for you can
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your map and see
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are a grate wais south
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meny a hunderd milds
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home but Never min
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for if this ware dont
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onley 12 months longa
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and that will soon
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want it Sina and then if
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thing goes rite at home I will
came home and stay and if Not
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[chewed away] will stay here and
[chewed away] not o yes Sina I
[chewed away] will tell you what a young
Girl here said to me the other
nite on the side walk in town
I was standing on the corner
talking with some boys and
[chewed away] come a long from meeting
[chewed away] others lais so they
[chewed away] ask ous if any one
[chewed away] tell them whare
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[chewed away] said if you will go
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[chewed away] she said young man
[chewed away] a prety good looking
[chewed away] with me and show
[chewed away] whare wain street is I knew
what she was and so do you and
she said in a low whisper to me I
will pay you and
what do you think I
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[chewed away] rite off of the side walk Sina
Direct A H Wiser Co I 9
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[chewed away] Georgia Good by rite soon
[On Envelope:]
Mrs. Lucin
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