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Regiment: 4th Michigan Calvary
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
Detachment of the
forth mich cav camp
at Culleoka tenn
Aug the 18 1864
Mi Dear Sister
[ ? ] were i take mi
pen in hand to anser
your kind leter wich i
reseced to day dated aug
the 7 i was glad to hear
from you and to hear that
you was well but was
sorry to hear that crops
was so poor i am a fraid
that you will se som hard
times this winter but
i hope not if this war
last much longer they
will se hard times both
north and south but
i hope it will close this
fall but i am a fraid
not it looks rather
gloomey just now i forgot
to tel you that i was
well i am the fleshest
now that i ever was
be fore we hav lots to eat
i
had will tel you what
i had for diner i had
[ ? ] fresh pork warmd up
portatoes and hard tack
you sed that i must
not be
[ ? ] a
[ ? ] the
girls i aint thar is
lots of girls down hear
or i will help taker of
the
[ ? ] i ges it will
do geat as well George
was down hear to se me
the outher day he was
[ ? ] die
[ ? ] is well and
the rest of the bois
i cant think of eny
thing more so Good
by Give mi
respect to all
write as soon
as you get
this
Murry S. Baker
to his sister
Lany E Baker
When you open this
think of won
this
that is far a way
[On Envelope:]
Miss Lany E. Baker
Canton
Wayne Co
Mich
