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Regiment: 7th Michigan Cavalry
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Stephensburg Va
Sunday April the 3
rd 1864
My Dear sister it was with
pleasure that I recieved your
letter and Lons photograph and
shall return the compliment
as soon as possible with an
ambrotype which is the only picture
we can get out here. there has
been a snow storm here
which turned to a cold rain
last eve and to day the mud
is very deep on the 24 of
last month the snow was
over a foot deep we are having
our winter now but it cant
last long on the 1
st day of
April the rebs came over
and tried us a hack but
found they could not run
over the
7 7
th as easily as they
thought we stood our ground
and drove them back after
a short skirmish. our loss
was one horse we was lucky
this time but may not be
next tell lon I think he
has changed a great deal since
I left home tell him to colect
the fragments of his heart and
not let it go astray again
if he was to come down
here for a couple of months he
would get so he would run at
sight of a woman the sesesh
Ladies dont pick out softest Brick
Bats to throw at us and dont
use the most pleasant word
they speak to us only a short
time ago one of them gave
the quartermaster sergt a
thrashing for taking some
feed from the place for his
horse we have been paid
again and I shall send
ten dollars in this lette
please let me know if you
get it and to day (the 4)
I shall go to get my picture
taken I would send more
but I dare not risk it
and I cant get checks
so I shall have to send
it this way or not at
all tell Nell Rogers I am
sory that her last letter
did not reach me and
I will write as soon as
possible ar the boys is ready
to go I will close From
John K Fisher To Lucy J Fisher
[On Envelope:]
WAITING FOR THE MAIL
The bright beams of the setting sun
Speed through the open door,
And peeping through the vine work,
Go dancing on the floor.
Clouds of amber-crimsoned gold,
Hand in the wet like dreams of love:
Below sweet plains are smiling
Upon the scene above.
Secure within you vine-clad porch,
There stands a merry group;
Words of joy fall from their lips,
And their eyes light up with hope
Full oft they scan the dusty road,
That winds through yonder vale;
Ah! they’re watching, waiting, hoping,
For the coming of the mail.
This is within the country,
Two miles of more from town,
Where twice a week we send a “post”
To bring our letters down.
We seldom fail to get them
Those letters kind and true,
Whose words of friendly greeting,
Are like refreshing dew. 1864
April 3/64
Miss Lucy J. Fisher
Battles Creek Mich
Care C Fisher
Lucy:
Her letter
John’s is so good.
How glad you
must be to get such
letters. I want to see
that picture when it
comes. I wish he might
get some photos
taken so I could get
on too. I should think
John would answer
my letter. I presume
he will as soon as he
has time. When
you write send
kind regards.
Mi[ ? ]
