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Regiment: 9th Michigan Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: John H. Morgan
Camp Parkhurst
Murfreesboro Tenn
May 11th 1862
Dear Parents it is
with pleasure that I now improve
this opportunity of answering your
letter which I received the 9th and was
glad too hear from you again I now
get my letters more regular
than I did I am well at present
and so is the rest of the Sebewa
boys with the exception of one
or two who is not quite as well
as they wear when I wrote last
Tobias is getting razed again and
[ ? ] he has ben trouble a little
with the diarhea but the Dr
stopt that in double quick time
that is all I belief that has ben
the matter with him and that
is nothin for that is a daily
occurance being most of the sick
in camp
the Reg is in good helth
now and anchios for a fight ever
since we have had that chace
after Morgan two days after the
fight at lebanon they brought
the prisoners to this place
and was put abord of the cars
and sent too Nashville whare
they safely arived as some of
our boys went as guard up
there and helpt two put them
into the jail whare they will
be sent two some other port
the regiment went down and esca
ted them into town as I did
not go down with the regiment
(but afterwards) I had a good
chance for seeing them they
are a hard rough looking set
and look as if they mite do
almost anything if they onely
had the courage two do it but
they haint onely as they come
acrost some inocent man
womman or child and then they
will burn their buildings and
murder them and then proceed
on rejoycing at their good luck
and booty but I don’t think
that Morgan will do the like
again verry soon Father thought
that I had better come home
and get my discharge tell
him that I cannot get
my discharge without I am
sick or disabel in some other
way and the officers says
that if a man is discharged
now that he will not get
his bounty money nor land.
the bounty money is $100
and then the land is
money too as I understand
so you see Father that I had
better stay till that ware is over
and get all of the money that
is owing tue me as I am perfectly
contented two stay and now
don’t worry about me I am
a going two have my likeness
taken the next time that
we get our pay if I do
not send home a cent as
we expect it in again in
a few days I think that
you will prize my likeness
more than the money I
would if I could get yours
as I can’t write much more
I will say that our Col and
Capt O C Rounds was shot at
by some of the siblyeons of the
place but was not hurt the
Col. snapt his revolver at them
but it did not go. Gen Duffield
has left and gone two by Ky
we feal lost without him
tell Ike that I wish him and Elan much joy and remember me
so good by for this
time and write soon
from Henry Henry
