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Regiment: 5th Michigan Infantry
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Historical Figures:
Sunday afternoon Feb 16th
Dear Dollie
I am feeling verry lonesome
to day I shall begin to think I am
getting homesick for I am not contented
in any place that we have been in
lately. how I would like to be with
my dear dear wife again to talk too +
live over again some of the pleasant
and happy times that I have spent
with you wonder if you will have
any kisses left for me when I get back
have you ever thought of the time when
I learned you how to kiss of how
we used to quarrel and then again
how we would fix it all up again
I have thought of all this many
many times when going my lonely
rounds on guard of dark and rainy
nights and of how I should have
enjoyed myself this winter had I have
staid at home with Dollie and
Paul. I shall feel verry uneasy about
him until I hear from you again
what would I do were he to die while
I am so far away
our regiment have gone out on picket
to day but I was excused from going
to day as I was on guard last night
and have a verry hard head and tooth
ache but shall go out tomorrow
hope we shall be luckier than where
we was out before as we had one man
shot. while the second Mich was out they lost
two men and the NY 37 reg had 3
killed and a no wounded
You tell me you are sure I will
get tired reading your letters. what a
queer idea you must have all the
trouble I have about them is that they
do not come oftener and I think entirely
to that short nowdont you know that all
most anything from Michigan and you
would interest me
Yesterday and last night was real
wintry weather we had between four
and five inches of snow. it is pleasant
again to day and the snow is fast di-
-appearing you say you wish I would
go home in the spring now don’t you
think everything is favoring an early
settlement of our difficulties with the
rebel states I certainly think that
our regiment will go home within
the next three months.
You say again that you wish I would
send another picture of myself and accouter-
-ments I can get it taken but it
will cast a dollar without a case and
25 cts postage. would you not rather
have the money. our band is now
playing the funeral Dirge over the remains
of another member of regiment five
have died from one Co they are buried
side by side on a high beautiful spot
with a board at there heads giving there
names + Co + regiment it does not
seem to be verry unhealthy here but
a good many have died mostly with
the measles. the man that was so
sick in our Co. is getting better
and will probably get will. I
will try and get back so that
I can help you take care of our
little children. what are you going
to name the little girl
I presume you will think I have wrote
you a little foolish letter but you
will not laugh at me will you dear
ever time
Jim
