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Regiment: 1st Michigan Infantry
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Columbia South Carolina Jan 4
th 1862
Dearist wife i have another opportunity
to sende you a few more lines hopping
that it will find my little family all
Well i am well only a bad cold murray
is well i received a letter from father the
Other day and i sent wone back and i
wrote a few lines in it to you but i do
not no whether you will get this or
not i hope we may git home before
this gits there but i cant tell i did not
sleep much last night for it rained
and down in our shanty and we
all got weet through it is wet
rany weather here now there is
another capain exchained here he
starts tomorrow morning i hope
it will bee our turn next time
keep up good courage and trust
in the lorde take good care of
my little dwelley and kiss
him for me i have not much
time to write now give my love
to all my friends no more
at present so good by
From your husban
George W Baker
