DuValls Bluff Ark July 22 Dear Wife I have taken this opportunity to inform you of my health and also of the receiption of your letter which bears date of June 24 You will think it strange perhaps of its tary on the road but we only get mail when a fleet of boats come in not oftener than once in 3 weeks But write just as often I will get them some time Now as to our health mine is good and so is Edwin.
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – July 18, 1864
DuValls Bluff Ark July 18 64 Dear Mother & Father You will please pardon my long delay in writing you and Father This leaves me well and most of the boys the same Milan has been having the Dysentery some but is getting along now Edwin is on Provost Guard to day he caught 7 fish and sold them for fifty cents a piece
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – July 4, 1864
Camp at DuValls Bluff July 4th 64 Dear Jane I have now seated myself to let you know how things are progressing this the fourth day of July 1864 to day we have no duty to do and of course have to imploy the time in some way and I will mine by writing to you this leaves us all well and the most of the boys feeling well for they have been at town and mad a charge on some Beer but Edwin and Albert did not go
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – June 17, 1864
DuValls Bluff June 17th /64 Dear Wife I have a few moments to spare and will improve them by answering your lette of June 7th You may be assured that it was perused with the greatest of pleasure it found me enjoying life as well as could be expected under circumstances All of the rest of the boys are well Edwin received a letter [chewed] Mother dated the same as mine
Eaegle, William – June 16, 1864
Duvalls Bluff Ark June 16th 1864 My Dear Em I now seat myself to write a fiew lines to you, to let you know that we are all well at present and i hope when this reaches you it may find you enjoying the same blessing, i have just recieved your letter
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – June 13, 1864
June 13 64 DuValls Bluff May Dear Wife I have a little spare time and improve it by writing to you this leaves us all well as can be expected there is not much sickness now in the regt now only Dysentery We are now doing Infantry Duty on our Regt But I am on a Detail at town putting up Wagons with 30 other
Eaegle, William – June 11, 1864
Duvills Bluff Ark June 11th 1864 My Dear Em I now seat myself to write a fiew lines to you in answer to yours of the 27th which i recieved yesterday it found me in good health and i hope when this reaches you it will find you enjoying the same blessing
Clay, John – June 9, 1864
June 9 1864 Little Rock Arkansas Dear cousin i received your letter may 25 we was glad to here that you was all well but i was sorry to heare of georges missfortune
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – June 1, 1864
Little Rock Arkansas June 1st 64 Dear Wife I will improve the minutes I have in informing you of my health which is very good at this time and so is all of the rest of the boys Jane I received a letter from you last night which bears date of May 20th 64 and be assured that it was perused with the greatest of pleasure and I also received the one you wrote while out to Lawrence
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – May 24, 1864
Direct M. H. Hogmire Co C 3rd Regt. Mich Cavalry Little Rock Arkansas May 24th 64 Dear Wife You will see by the heading of this that We are once more in the field and in the land of the enemy But I can say this leaves us all well but a few of the new recruits and they have only the Dysentery and of course they all will have to go through a course of them Edwin is out on picket to day and is well
Woodward, William A. – May 23, 1864
On Board Steamer West Moreland White River Arkansas May 23d 1864 Dear Louisa, As I have not had a letter from you in over 2 weeks I thought I would try again. I wrote you at Memphis I do not know as you will get it and you may not this. I am to begin with in good health and spirits.
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – May 16, 1864
Camp at St Louis Mo. May 16th 1864 Dear Wife I have a few moments of time to spare and will improve by writing to you as it may be the last opportunity I will have perhaps in a few weeks as we are ready now and under Marching Orders Jane what is the reason why you have not writen or had some one write for I am nearly woried to death. I heard by one of Donivans corispondence that you was hurt and nearly dead that the Doct thought you could not live Now you cant imagine with what anxiety I have looked for a letter from there
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – May 16, 1864
Camp at St Louis Mo May the 16 /64 Dear parents I take this oportunity of adressing a few lines to you to inform you how I get along we are all well at present and enjoying ourselves very well only we are out of money I dont think there is one dollar in the Company with exception of the oficers part of the regiment has started for Little Rock Arkansas seven companeys went yesterday and the rest of us are going to day we have not drawed our horses yet nor arms either
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – May 12, 1864
Saint Louis May 12th 64 Dear Wife I have a few moments of reflection and will improve them by conversing with you through the blessed comfiture the Pen To night I am not feeling very well was sick all night last night and this forenoon with the sick head ache and fever but am feeling some better now think if I am carefull I will get along all right Edwin is well he is cooking now with John for the Company
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – April 29, 1864
Camp at St Louis Mo April 29 Dear Wife Today at noon I received your letter which bears date of April 24th And you may be assured it was perused with the greatest of pleasure as they ever are It also found us all well but James Bridges and he is not bad off only a shake at the Ague he has heard that his Wife is not well
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – April 22, 1864
Camp at St Louis Mo April 22 Dear Jane R. Hogmire I have a few moments to spare and will improve them by penning a few lines to you hoping they may find you enjoying yourselves well and the many blessings that are to be had on Earth. This leaves me well and all of the rest of the Boys Albert is well and is acting Orderly for the Colonel Commanding the brigade Hatch is his name
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – April 17, 1864
Camp at St Louis Mo April 17 Dear Wife I have a few moments to spare and will improve them by replying to you letter which bears date of April 10th which was received last night and you can judge how it was perused. I was much pleased to hear of your good health and can say as much of myself and comrades.
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – April 11, 1864
Camp at St Louis, MO. April 11 Dear Wife It is to answer your kind letter that came to hand last night that I have seated myself It found me enjoying life first best and I can truly say that I was glad to hear that you was tolerable well for I have feared I should hear you was sick every time I have received a letter from you.
Mizner, John Kemp – March 30, 1864
I hereby certify, on honor, that I am on detached service by authority of [ ? ] Order NO. 17 dated 20 Mar 64 Headquarters of Br Genl Davidson West Div. Cav. Bureau JK Mizner Col 3d Mich Cav I hereby certify that I have seen and noted this payment in the above mentioned Order.
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – March 23, 1864
St. Louis March 23rd 64 Dear Wife & Parents, At this time finds me seated at at a table scribbling a few lines to let you know Where we are etc. We are all well left Kalamazoo the 19th at 3 PM & arived at this place 22nd 2 PM had to put up our own tents & sleep on the ground but I went to a house & paid for logings rather tough on the new recruits but they stand it like men
Rowland, Oran W. – March 23, 1864
Camp Davidson St [ ? ] Mo March 23rd 1864 Aunt Sophia You will see by the date of this letter that I have once more left home and gone to the land of Dixie and as I am indebted to you for a letter I will now have the present of opportunity of answering it.
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – January 24, 1864
Le Grange Jan 24th 1864 Dear Wife & Parents I have seated myself to pen a few lines to you This leaves us all well but Dave & he is getting along very well now his Brandy came very good at the time Phil sent it probly saved his life And the things came very good you sent me We invited Ben over to help eat them
Rowland, Oran W. – January 15, 1864
Camp 3rd Mich Cavy LaGrange Tenn Jany 15th, 1864 Aunt Sophia: You will see by the date of this letter that we are no longer in Corinth but have once more camped in LaGrange which you will remember is the same place in which we stopped last summer after we left Jackson. We came here about the first of this month.
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – January 8, 1864
1864 Scots Boro January 8 My Dear Sister Jane i now sit down to let you know that i am well and hopes this will find you all the same way we are mounted and turned into Cavelery so we will not not have to foot it any more i like it Better than infantry i want to get a letter from you and hear from you all