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Regiment: 24th Michigan Infantry
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St. Louis March 5th 1864
Dear Brother
I Received your kind letter in due
time and was verry glad to hear from
you again Oh brother i can give you
the answer that you wanted me to give
i am going along with you to glory
thank god he has spoke peace to my
Soul and i feel to prais his holy name
all is peace and quietness now Oh ho
Safe i feel under the protection of god i
not exchange the hop ihave in christ
for worlds like this religion makes
me happy bless the name of the lord
i received your letter Sunday evening
and there being meetings every
night i went that evening as usual
but went away unproffited i went to
bed and went Sleep i drempt you was
verry sick i went to see you and
take care of you as i did in rochester
but i thought you died and was laid out
I felt verry bad and thought i could
not give you up i thought i laid down
on the Same bed with you and cried
myself to sleep i though i felt som
ething touch me i though i looked up
and you was alive said brother i
thought you was dead Oh Said you
i was dead but i have come back
after you i cant leave you behind
will you goe with me come brother goe
along with me i awoke and found my
self sobbin and the tears running
down my face Oh it left an impre-
ssion on me that i could not Shake
of i made up my mind i would get
religion let it cost what it would i
went to church the next evening with
the full determination ad on that resolve
i went forward to the alter and asked
the christians to prey for me and tried
to prey myself but my proud spirrit
and the devel kept the blessing from
me i went home with the full determina
tion
to never give it up till i did receive
the blessing i went home and went
to bed and i earnestly preyed that god
would not give slep to my eyes nor
rest to my boddy till god blessed my
soul but oh that proud unyealding
heart i strove with the devel till about
twelve oclock when i got where i fell
ready and willing to throw myself
at the feet of Jesus and sacafise all
and due anny thing that god would
have me due then i felt my load
of Sin roll of and god spoke peace
to my Soul oh i feel to praise
his holy name by the grace and
help of god i am determined to spend
the rest of my days for my god bless
his holy name for what he has done for
me wall brother as to my boddily
health it is better than when i wrote
before we are here in St Louis yet
and likely to stay here this Summer
i had a letter from home today
And i had one a few days ago
She had just partially recovered from
a bed of sickness i had not had a letter
in a long time i guess 2 weeks i began
to think i was neglected but found i
judged wrong Sickness prevented
the letter that i got today brought the
tidings that she was some better but
out little george had been quite sick
i would like if it was gods will to be
with them and help them in time of
need but i feel willing to leave them
in care of the lord may god watch over
them and due them all the good he sees
they need Oh i heer Sarah had give up
seeking her Souls Salvation she dont
say one word about it may god help
her is my dayly preyers and i believe
he will answer my preyers Oh brother
goe on i am bound to meet you in
heaven when you read this Send it
to mother thank god her preyers had been
answered write often this from your affe
ctionate brother Joseph R. Webster
