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Regiment: 4th Michigan Cavalry
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Co 4
th Mich Columbia Tenn April 17
We left Nashville the 14
th and was 2 days and a half coming to this
place. We staid in the woods by the side of the rode. We
traveled over some of the roughest country that you ever see. Hills
as big as you ever saw and trees some of them were round and run up
to a peak. Yesterday morning we forded the river. It was up to
the horses side and about 10 rods wide. We are here in Camp and
the prospect is that we will stay here sometime and if we do you
will hear from me often. I was out of stamps but I got a letter
from Mary today and got 8 stamps and 2 sheets of paper and three
envelopes.
We are well and hope this will find you all well. I got a letter
from you the first day that we marched. It was rote the 5 of April
and mailed at reading. You said that you was agoing to move but
did not say where. I am tried and cannot think of anything to
write. I have been to town this forenoon after forage for the
horses. It is nice weather now. The apple trees are in full
bloom. The citizens say that they are 4 weeks later than common
this spring. They are just planting corn and
cotton. There is lots of cotton down here and they
are just carting it to market. The boys all feel
well now. There is about 1200 in regiment. Good
by this from your well wishing husband. Nelson Higgins
