Head Qr. 16 Mich Inft Camp near Antietam Mon. Oct. 13th 1862 Dear Parents It is with much pleasure that I now address you pleasure to know that you are all well. Often Oh! how often do I think of home the place dear to every feeling of Cherished memory. Dear because hallowed by a mother love, fathers care. Dear because from there. We drew whatever is of live thats sweet. I love to think of it to wander in memory over the happy scenes of childhood to imagine my self a child again clasped in the sweet embrace of a fond mother.
Bunyea, Chauncey – September 23, 1862
16th Mich Inft Camp Near Sharpsburgh Md, Sept 23rd 1862 Dear Parents Thinking of home sweet home of memories dear, of gentle fire side whispers, and fond associations and above all thinking that you dear parents might wish to learn of my whereabouts I take this opportunity to write you letting you know that amid wars mad sciences and cruel [ ? ] I yet live. Yes dear parents though the tide of Battle has ebbed and flowed around I am yet safe
Bunyea, Chauncey – September 15, 1862
Monday Fredrick Sep 15th 62 Dear brother i take this opertunity of writing a few lines to you to let you know that i am well at preasant we have been marching for 3 days we are now in merland about 50 miles from washington Gen Lee had his headquarters at abanah
Hollister, James M. – May 10, 1862
West Point, Va. 20 miles from Richmond Saturday, May 10th/1862 Dear Sister Not having finished my 8th letter on account of orders that we much march right off. We left Camp Winfield Scott, and went to Yorktown (the city that was evacuated by one hundred thousand Rebels, including President Davis, Gen. Lee, Gen. Johnston, and other prominent men). The day before, they left in great haste, leaving over 300 of their dead unburied and 1,000 of their wounded without any food or medicine.
Bunyea, Chauncey – April 1862
Camp Widewake Near hamden Virginia Dear father and mother i now sit down to write you a few lines to let you know that i am well at present and hope these few lines will find you all the same we was a week and one Day a coming
Simmons, William – December 15, 1861
1861 Halls Hill Virginia Dec. 15 My Dear Ellen it is with pleasure I take my pen in hand to write a few lines to you to let you know that I am well hoping these few lines may find you the same I received your letter on the 14th Inst and was very glad to hear from you I left Mr Blackmer on the 24th of august and went to Detroit and staid there until the 17th of Sept.
Albert, Benjamin F. – December 4, 1861
Headquarters Regt., Camp Co. F Stockton Munson Decem 4 1861. My Verry Dear Friend John I recieved your Kind letter las tnight was glad to get the Eckford and Albion News Also hapy to hear that you were well A blessing which I never shall enjoy again Camp life has done the business for me and is ending the Drama of life with many daily with in a few rods of where I now lay
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