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Regiment: 16th Michigan Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: Fitz H. Warren, Ulysses S. Grant
Camp 16
th Mich Infty Va.
March 27th/64
Dear Cousin
As I have
nothing else too do so I
will write and it is a
good implayment as I can
find. there is nothing going
on of any news except that the
Army is reorganized in 3
corps the 1
st, 5
th, 6
th, and 2
nd
the 1
st and 3
rd are broken
we are in the 5
th Corps as
usual but are in the 1
st Brigade
instead of 3
rd. Gen Warren
commands and his Head Qrs
at Cullpepper. Gen Grant is
here I had the Pleasure of
seeing him as the cars stoped
for watter at the river
we have target Practice
3 days in each week we have
not Practiced only one day and
then it was so windy we could
not shoot straight
I have not seen
Cousin Wesly since I wrote
before I think I will go there
some time this week
I recd a letters
from Chloe, Alzina and home
since I wrote you before and
they are all well also cousin
Louisie she is in Wayne Co on a
visite too her Uncle Harris
Our school is out and the
Children feel lonesome they
have socials for the Benefit of
the Soldiers every 2 weeks
Father has not found him a
place too go move too yet but
I hope he will
one night some time ago we
was called out at one oclock
for fear of being attacked the
whole corps was the same two
tranes of cars was loded at
Warrington Junct read too move
to Alexandria but did not have
too. There is nothing more
too write write son
Abesent Cousin
“Al”
To Eva.
[On Envelope:]
March 31
st 1864
Miss Eva Knapp
Warsaw
N.Y.
