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Regiment: 13th Michigan Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: Braxton Bragg, Don C. Buell
September the 26 1862
Dear frend I receive your leater
last night I very glad to hear from
you and to har you was well I am well
toffar than ever than I ever was on labors
has ben very hard this month we have
march 400 miles this month I am in
Ketuckey again the last day of last
month we lef Steveson Alabama we have
march through Tenessee and Kentuckey
since we
[ ? ] Steveson six weaks we
built 7 stockades and one fort most
of it was don by negros we had 400
of them at one time we was
[ ? ]
thare the last of last month and son
as we was attact made we had orders of
from Gen Bewel to leave the place so
we had to obeay orders after we had got
our fotication most dun the planters
was about to com in town and take thar
negros while others that lived a good
ways of com with us som of them
brot thare wives with them and thare
small chrildren with them thay m
arch the first few days and carred
thare chrildren with them but coming
throught the mountains thay through
thare chrildren a way
[ ? ] was the
though of freedom most all commish
onds offcers has got one or three som more
but thare is a good many in the count
ry yet non of them can writ or read
som of them are not a loud to try to
lorn anting or to have the
[ ? ]
or the privlige of religion while som
ore
[ ? ] to read the bible and go to
meetin the negrows are geral Blacks
than thare north while others as white
as anebody I have see some slaves that look
no more a negro than I do As we left
Stevenson every place was vachuated
through to Nashville we have ben in the
reer or Brag for som tim we had a
fue curmishes with him but our
offcrs let him get a way it is getting
dark so I will haft to quit for to
night you must excuse mistakes
for I have marched so much nights
it is hard work to wright we have
not sleep in a tent but once the
month we are in the edge of L
osville right in the
[ ? ] write
often as you can yours truly
William Wallice Bass
