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Regiment: 24th Michigan Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
august – friday – the 7 1863
annapolis Wa D.C.
to Capt Wm) Edward Capt.
i take this opertunity to Let you
know that i am – yit – a – Live – yit
and- wish- to- her that you ar
well and i want to her how
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our Loses an I an Nat- to-
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i – an Sow wek i an out of muney. i
want you to git $2. = = Dollars for
[ ? ]Wm Brunsen ols mey 2 Dollars
if her is -a – Live – Ples – git – it – for my
and if hey is etumbend munkes the
Ded i want youu to Let mey have
$2 Dollars oblige mey Elisha C Reed
the Boise that whent to Stanten with
mey was
[ ? ] . Leboy . Clink
Shien. and. Revard David tilmen
Grant – King – Lepave and Number more
i Don’t Now ther Names Peter- ford and
Chapmen went the other way
[ ? ] Eaglson
tok the Perole on the Batelfel Lieutenant
Sprage und Cp gorden i witen is
in Richmen Libey Prise and ther
fare is hand we dident git a Nuf to
Eat to Satisfie our hunger i want
to git wel i want to goe with our
armey to git mi Satisfie inful
from the Rebels i dew hat the
Ground thay Liv on i think the
Captens and Lew tenents
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hard thay had to
[ ? ] and was
and Lay in the mud the Same as
the Privets we dident git Eny thing to
Eat for 4 dayes the first Dayes i
wantit to
[ ? ] in the Rigment the
Nex Day for it Semed to
[ ? ]as
thay was trying to git out of a
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[ ? ] thay Robed us from all of
our tentes and Blankits Capes and
Cantens we was Radley pity
the
[ ? ] for thay hant Ben
uest to Such tretment Lieutenint S.
Did Stand it wel But others did
hang ther hed i was Sorey for them
Cpten, Plese to Send my Leters
if Eny to mey and oblige mey and
git $2: : Dollars from Wm Brunson
that i Lent him and if hey hant
gatit formey you Plese to Send mey
Som and oblige Mey Elisha Reed
to Capt Am Edwards Co
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Mich