Rigement Head Quarters, Company F, First Reg’t Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Camp Atlanta Ga Oct 4th 1864. From William Slater to Miss Ann Clark I am glad to inform you that we are still in Atlanta on they same ould trade I am happy to say that I [ ? ] two new shirts this morning as I have out fit for our sixty days campeign
Slater, William – September 27, 1864
Chatucha River Head Quarter, Of Regiment First Reg. Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Co F Camp Chatucha River Georgia Sept 27th 1864 From Wm Slater to Miss Ann Clark I have bein a museing my selfe to send you a full statement of our March to Atlantia and I have set every thing corect as far as we have gon so we left tillton Sept 20th at ten o’ clock and marched to the battlefield of Vasacoo
Scott, George W. – September 18, 1864
Chattonooga Tenn September 18th 1864 Dear Sister Met I received your welcome letter of the ninth and was more than glad to get another letter from you for I began to think you had given up writing to me for I haven’t had one be fore in two or three weeks
Whitworth, Herbert – September 16, 1864
Chattanooga Tenn Sept. 16” 64 Friend Herbert Your favor of the second came duely to hand finding me in excellent and spirits. I am very much pleased to know that your health has so far improved as to allow you to exercise a little and hope ere long your full strength may return.
Slater, William – September 7, 1864
Pen to Louisville [ ? ] to be fixed so I have to do the best as I can am not as I will Sep 7th 1864 I am sorry to tay that me have no mail yet but some of the trains do pass as one past to the North to day verry heavy loaded with a rigement going thome as there is a great many that is going home now
Slater, William – September 5, 1864
Company Head Quarters, First Reg. Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Co F Sep 5th Camp Tillton Jones County Georgia 1864 From Wm Slater to Miss Ann Clark I do take pleasure to adress a few lines to you as it gives me great pleasure I keep riting but you can not get them as our communication is c[ ? ] the report is they are fighting at Bridge Port Alabama ware your ring was maid I have got a nother shell wich I intend to make you another one
Scott, George W. – September 4, 1864
Chattonooga Tenn Sept 4th 1864 Dear Sister I haven’t received any letter from you in over a week I guess nearly two weeks or quite so I thought I would try and write one to you to let you know that I had not forgotten you
Hutchins, Sabin D. – September 4, 1864
Chattanooga Tenn Sept 4th 1864 Dear Sister After waiting as long as I can without hearing from you. I must commence a letter to you to let you know that I am well yet and in Chattanooga. We left here last Thursday evening for Marietta. We took every thing on the cars even to the wagon grain and we went down as far as Dalton. Thats thirty eight miles from here and the order was countermanded and we had to come back here again and we have just got straightened round again.
Hutchins, Sabin D. – August 21, 1864
Chattanooga Tenn Aug 21st 1864 Sunday Afternoon, Sister Mett I just recd two letters to day and as Good luck would have it one of them was from you I was glad to hear from you and the rest of the folks and to hear that you were well. Myron and George have not got back yet but we expect them back tomorrow there was thirteen of the boys came down to day with the logs and they said that the rest of the boys were all well.
Scott, George W. – August 8, 1864
Chattanooga August 8th 1864 Dear Sister I received you kind letter to day dated the twentyninth and wa vey glad to hear from you agan. It found me well and enjoying my self as well as could be expected. We have came back to Chattanooga a gan. We left the woods the first of the month. We expect to march towards the front in a few days. The talk now is that we will go to Marietta but thare aint nothing positive about it.
Whitworth, Herbert – August 5, 1864
Ada Kent County Michigan Friday morning Aug 5th 1864. Dear Friend Herbert Your long looked for and much welcome letter of July 28 was received by me last evening I had the day previous to receiving your last mailed a letter for you to Nashville I will write a few lines again so you probably will not get that in some time if at all.
Hutchins, Sabin D. – August 5, 1864
Chattanooga Tenn August 5th 1864 In Camp by the Mill Dear Sister I will now try and answer your letter that I have just recieved. I was Glad to hear from you but I should like to hear from you oftener you asked me why I dident write to you oftener I answered your letter as soon as I recd it but yours was dated the sixth of July and I dident get it till after the 20th
Whitworth, Herbert – August 1, 1864
Grand Rapids Aug 1st My Dear Herbert I have just received yours and I was thankfull to get it for as you say I had been dayly expecting to see you again. I am sorrow to here you are not feeling very well and allso that Mother as been miserable for a few days
Coffinberry, Andrew B. – July 30, 1864
Hd. Qr. 1st Mich. Eng and Mechs. Office A. Ast. Inspt Genl. Cartersville, Ga July 30” 1864. Captain:- I have the honor to forward you the enclose “Inventories + Inspection Reports” of Unserviceable stores, which are respectfully submitted for your final action thereon.
Whitworth, Herbert – July 22, 1864
Camp Co A 1st Michigan Engineers Kingston Ga. July 22d 1864 Dear Friend Herbert Your interesting and very welcome letter of July 17″ was rec’d today. I was exceedingly glad to get it for I was very anxious to know how your health was for I was afraid that you were still very sick. I assume you that I do not and have not thought you neglected me, but I feel and sensibly, too, that I have shamefully neglected you
Whitworth, Herbert – July 22, 1864
July 22nd 1864 My Very Dr Son I take up my pen to [ ? ] to answer your two last kind letters it gave me great pleasure to hear that you was feeling Better & your kind in a fair way for recovery. But I am very sorry to hear you are trobled with that wendy complaint for well can I sympathize with you for I have had my share of it I suppose I for ever must while I remain in the vale of tears
Scott, George W. – July 20, 1864
Crosses Landing July 20th 1864 how are you Met, how is the folks. I am well yet and enjoying my self as well as can be expectted this warm weather it is pretty warm here now we are haveing as warm weather as they usualy have down her
Hutchins, Sabin D. – July 20, 1864
Ceorses Landing July 20th 64 Dear Sister it is with the greatest pleasure that I take my pen to answer your welcomed letter which I recd this morning the boys just came up from Chattanooga on the steam Boat they went down last sunday with a raft since I wrote to you last our Co moved up where we were and we have all moved fifteen miles farther up the river and we are haveing some of the nobleist times in the known world.
Scott, George W. – July 15, 1864
Crosses Landing Tenn July 15th 1864 Dear Met Seeing I have not herd from you in some time I thought I would commense a letter to let you know that I had not forgoten you it has been nearly two weeks since I have had any letter from you
Slater, William – July 6, 1864
Company Head Quarters First Reg. Michigan Co. F, Engineers and Mechanics Camp Tillton Station Georgia July 6th 1864 To Miss Clark As I being lonsome in camp alone I though I would amuse my selfe by sending a few lines to you and hoping they will find you and the children all well Mr. Van told me about taft I expected it I supose
Coffinberry, Andrew B. – July 5, 1864
Cartersville, Ga. July 5 1864 Dear Sister: I am glad to acknowledge your good letter of the 26th as I have been watching for it several days. You complain that you have not heard from me for some time, or since my money letter of June 9”
Scott, George W. – July 4, 1864
Harisons Fery Tenn July 4th 1864 How are you Met how and whare do you find you self this fine fourth of July? Enjoying your self first rate I hope. Of course you are. I am well to day and enjoying myself as well as I can up here in the woods I havent been doing an thing to day but fery a few folks across the river. Never the less I have enjoyed my self pretty well because I know I cant help it if I cry my eyes out.
Fox, Newton P. – June 23, 1864
Hd. Qrs. Detach. 1st Mich Engrs Stevenson Ala. June 23d 1864 My Darling Mother We received yours of June 16th to day. You don’t know how bad it makes me feel to think our darling boy has been so sick and I am thankful to an overruling providence that when you wrote he was on the gain. I cant help but think how lonely and bad you must have felt when all alone tending “our baby” when he was so very sick.
Scott, George W. – June 22, 1864
Chattanooga Tenn June 22nd 1864 Dear Sister I received your letter day before yester day and was very glad to hear from you and to hear that you was well and enjoying your self so well I am well as usual and enjoying my self first rate