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Regiment: 9th Michigan Cavalry
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1863 Camp Near
May the 23 Coving ton Kentuc
Wall Dear Wife as I am now in
the land of the rebels this
morning I thought I would
spend a few momants in writing
to you to let you know
Whare we war we are all hear
and are all well we reached
this place last nite and the
first man I see after we
dismounted was Dany Wall
now I wat to say something about
the cuntry the hill are awful
the land is all clay hear
Wall I must tell you how we
slep the first nite we had
no tents so we laid right down
on the ground and slep as sound
as if we was in the best bead
in the world this morning We are
going to put up tents
Wall now I must tell you the
times we had a coming hear we had
good luck all the way we started
from coldwater that day and that
night we took the steam boat toledo
for Cleavland 10040 miles
and reach thare in the morning
then we took the cars for Cincinatti
200.57 miles thare we crossed the
river over to kentuckey on the
fary boat I cant tell all the
particlars now for I hant got
rested out yet you must
excuse short letters for a while
we are encamped on a hill
clost to the sity we can
go whare we pleas in town
we dont stand gard the
infantry stands the picket
the soilders are thick hear
Wall you must excuse my
writing for I hant got any thing
to write on but a board that
about 3 inches wide ruf at
that Wall tell all the folks
to take good care of
them self for we are coming back
a gain Wall Dany and I are going
to hav a good time
buy and buy the
papers hear stats that
our men has taken
[ ? ]burg
Wall Lucina you must not
wary for me for I will come
out strait I think of you write
as soon as you git this
[ ? ] Buck and kinney ren Smith
are now milking a cow the
cows are running around so the
boy can milk them Wall
I must close for this
time so no more at
present Good by
dont write until you
hear from me a gain
We hav just recived
Marching order
so dont write
until you hear
from me a gain
Good now
