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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
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Co F, 2d Reg. Michigan Volunteer Cavalry
1st Regt, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Army of Cumberland
Camp, At Stevens Wood Ala August 21st, 1863
My Own Dear Aunt
I received your kind letter of this
11th and right glad I was to hear
froms you. it found me well and on
duty and I am glad to hear that
it left you is Such good health but
I am Sorry to hear that Uncle Pops
health is not good and I hope that he
will Soon recover his good health again
Well Aunt, I Supose that you would
like to know what I have been doing since
I last wrote to you well I have been
doing lots
Since then I have been Sick
and got well again and have Seen Some
awphal hard times but hard times an
old Soldiers count them and I will
defy its teath but never mind I think
that I shall come and make you a
visit Some time next Christmas or
Newyear that is if something dont happen
by
[ ? ] than a woodchuck. just think
I haint onley months more to stay
any way their I shall See how old
[ ? ]
looks and I think that I shall See
how that little pet of mine looks and
think that I shall
[ ? ]
[ ? ] He bet that I shall
[ ? ]
So hard that She will Squeal out
like a Snaping turtle or else she will
coo out like a Mourning Bird in the
morning. but then I guess that she wont
[ ? ]
do you think she will. I tell you I had
a night Smart old time out home hard winter
[ ? ] at home just about
[ ? ]oclock in
evening so when you loock look for me you
needent begin to loock untill about dark
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