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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: Ulysses S. Grant
Bridgeport Ala
Feb 21 1864
Dear Brother
I received
yours of the 14
th this morn-
ing. You will see by my
heading that I am not
at Chattanooga. Father
[ ? ] here to report to the
Lt. Col but found that he
had gone to Nashville we
have been waiting here
ever since. Father has com-
mand of this Battalion.
I guess he will have to stay
here all the time.
I shall
go to Chattanooga in Co D
and so I will not be with
Father but in the end I
guess things will come out
all night in the end.
I am going to the les.
And learn the drift and
their I guess I shall be
detailed. I may go to write
for Gen. U. S. Grant at any
rate his A.A.G.
[ ? ].
or if my writing
[ ? ]
I could get a place
[ ? ]
say any thing about this
Wallace & I are stoping in
the Cols. Tent with Father
at present. I enjoying-
self much better than I
had expected to. As soon as
the Lt. Col. comes Father
will got to Chattanooga to
get his things and later Wall.
and I
[ ? ] in
[ ? ]
an excitement here at present
for fear John Morgan will
come and destroy the bridge
[ ? ] and in that way
cut off communications
with Chatanooga. For
two or three nights this Reg has had
pickets out. All day yester-
day (sunday) Father was you
with Gen.
[ ? ] laying out
Fortifications on the hills
I am quite well expecting
a cold which will soon
be better. You must excuse
dirty paper for everything
is dirty here and where I lay
my paper down it soils it
My hand trembles a good day
to day too I must close so
Good By
To Your Son
Mother. Newton P. Fox
Co D 1 Mich E+M
