Fullington, George W. – January 9, 1865

Michigan Civil War Collection Letters


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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry Battles Mentioned: Historical Figures: Water [      ?      ] Alabama Monday Jan. 9th 1865 My Dear Aunt Emily I owe you a letter or do you owe me one whitch is it I know that there is [  ?  ] have where but where I cant tell now Supose you tell but how is all of the folks up there [  ?  ] you all well. how is Aunt Fan and [  ?  ] and why dont they write to me I should like to know. I should [  ?  ] now in the best cind of health and we have gone into winter quarter_ down here at this place. a nice place [                 ?                 ] I can tell you lots to eat and not much to do and a good while to do it in we have a good [  ?  ] place to sleep. and besides all of that it haint very cold neither for it is a raining pretty briskley we havent had Snow Storm here this winter and that was the 8th of Dec and I like to of [  ?  ] them for I had to lie out in it all or rather in a wood pile all day I will tell you you know when old [  ?  ] came up there in [  ?  ] with his army. we had to fall back to Nashville and while we were a falling back the rebels took me and one of the boys by the name of Jamey [  ?  ] on the 29th of November at Spring hill Tenn and then marched to Columbia where we staid until the fourth of Dec. when I scaled the walls of the fort and fled and they first took my boots off of me and then my over coat and horse. and both of my blankets and then took my pants and in my draws and shirt and blouse and then they took my hat and left me an old rebel hat. So you see I could travel along and not have anything to [  ?  ] me. [  ?  ] bare headed bare footed and all most bare legged but I made up my mind not to stay with them and I supose that you know when I make up my mind to do anything I most always do it. and just think dont you think that they were good to us they gave us one pint of corn meal not sifted and [  ?  ] of fresh beef. no salt and that was all that we had for Six days. and then we had to lie on that fort on the hard ground where the wind had [  ?  ] sweep [  ?  ] and then dont you believe the rebs that were a guarding us would bring corn around car and sell it to the boys for one dolar in green Backs per ear and that was the way we kept life in our boddies for as soon as I see that the rebs was a going to take all that I had I shifted ($5) doler bill out of my pocket book and sliped it into the colar of my shirt with a littl gold pen that Clara gave me. and they tore up Claras photgraph that I had in my pocket and while they were a doing that they made me loock down the barrel of a loaded musket. I tell you I kept cussing them though all the time they were a doing it but I got out thank the lord. but ah how you would laugh to see me now. for I am dressed in a full rebel Suits clean through but I must stop give my love to all and keep a good [  ?  ] for yourself. pleas write often I am still your true and loveing Nephew              George W. Fullington