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Regiment: 5th Michigan Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
Camp Michigan
Fairfax Co Va.
Sunday Dec 29th /61
Dear Brother
I have just
received your & bells
kind and welcome letters
and I thought that I
would answer them now
as I have plenty of time to
write and do not know
how long it will be before
I will get another chance.
It is Sunday night the
boys of thethats number of our squad 2d squad
are all in the tent and
they make so much noise
that I don’t as I will be
able to write to you after all
The weather here is verey
mild it has not been
verry cold I have seen cold let
longer in Michigan in the
month of august then I
have seen since Ive been
here.
We have not scene
much fighting yet
and I don’t know
when we shall the 5
th
have offered the enemy
battle at four or five
different times and
places but could not
get them into an
engagement. There has
been some talk here
amongst the soldiers to
the effect that Richardson
brigade had been ordered
to Texas but guess its
more talk than anything
else
One of our boys has
just got his discharge
he leaves for mich to
morrow his name
is John Proman. he
got his papers to night
our orderly sergeant
went home a week ago
he has got a captain
commission in Michigan
brigade-George New
ton has been very sick
but is now about well
will probably get his
discharge from the hospit
al tomorrow.
Well lite ive wrote
about all that there is
to write about unless I
would write war and the
probability is that you
get more war news in mich
than we do here.
So john Olivers and Augusta
Pixley are married well
what next. twll sid that
the next thing I expect
to hear is that he and
Bersey Erderkin are cele
brating their honey moon
that will do
Give my respects to all
enquiring friends
and tell them to write
Please excuse all mistakes
catch up cant come it ye
__ __ ___
150 pounds hey trying to
see there
tell bell I have not time to write to her to night but will write soon
yours with a brothers love E R Frank
