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Regiment: 3rd Michigan Cavalry
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Lexington Tenn. April 11th 63
I received your kind letter last night was much plea
-sed to hear you was will I am the same & all of the
rest in this part of the army as far as I know
We have been in this place over two weeks live first
rate & dont have much duty to do at present but
dont know how soon we may Jane whilst we have
been out here we have taken some 30 or 40 prisoners
We took 14 down on the river all Land Pirates
& out to Brownville a part of our Regt had
a skirmish with old Richardsons Band
took 75 prisoners our loss was only 1 out
of our Co Andrew Donivan was taken capture
by the Rebs but they parolled him & he came in
camp the same day but dont think our colonel will
recognize the parolle for it was not given by author
ised men I dont know as you know him he lived
over by Southards this is the first man that has
ever been taken prisoner by the Rebs out of
our Co & I guess he will have his gun to pay
for & horse Because he did not attend to his
buisiness & do as he was ordered by the Col.
if he does it will take some of his leisure
moments to make himself good again
But let this suffice It dont make any odds
to me
Jane I was disapointed to hear of Williams
& Vandeventer selling the note to ream I dont
owe them a cent if anything they owe me about
five doll for peach pits & apple seeds & I dont
want you to pay one cent of it If I owed them
I would pay them & as for the half note Ike & I
settled that up between us when we settled
up & you need not pay that for Ike was too
& I will not pay his debts you may let Daniel
have the note against Ream & you can keep the
note you took of the boys for this years rent
have it payable to you so if anything should
happen that you might need it it can not be
taken for anything else not that I owe any more
for I dont But it might be that they would come
on you for the debt that Ike gave to Williams
I dont know how much I owe Rose I drew him some
wood paid him some money & let him have some
peaches & I dont know how much I owe him if
it is any & you need not pay him now if I was
at home could tell for I have it on my Book
Now Dear Jane I want you to make the best of it
if you can & if nothing hapens I will come out
all right when I come home I sent home by
Henry Chatfield a pocketbook with $50.00 in
for you now I want you to put it out on interest
& take land security I want you to let me know
how much money you have received from
me in all how much you have now not that
I think you have been extravagant
I know better Mother wrote to me that you
had been very equimomical I want you
to live as well as you can & take all the comfort
you can & be as contented as you can for it is hard
at best to be separated from one you put your
whole trust in & is true to you untill death
Mother wrote she was going to send some shugar
if she does I will have a num 1 feast you may
believe they are going to send Ed a pair of boots
We have been paid off but did not get but two months
pay I now have fifty dollars that I am going to
send it to you & put this on interest too if you
dont want to use any but if you do take all you
want for it is all in this life as the saying is &
we dont know how long we may live but dont
fear for me for I am going to come home to enjoy
myself with you & Trudy I tell you Jane it seems
a long while since I saw you boath last but it will
be remembered by me as long as life remains
in my physical frame not so much of a frame
after all for I never was fleshier in my life
& as lazy as I can be but I can make a little cash
by the way I received a letter from Spence the other
day he is doing well also heard from Henry
Hurlbut I suppose they have been having a fight
down at Charlestown & the news is that our
men have got it in their possession hope it
may be so but cant believe it yet
you must write all of the news for I am glad
to hear from home & to hear the news too
it is night & it begins to rain hard the farmers
have all planted their corn & most of the spring
crops I was much disapointed in not getting
your likenes but you must send it & little
Girtrude to tell Mary & Daniel that I am
am much obliged to them for their letters
Earnest & rena you must write to me &
you must be good children & obey your tutor
Ed has just come in from picket &
so he will not be the one to stand guard
tonight whilst it rains it is not very
comfortable to stand picket in the rain
cant leave your post to get under shelter
But have to take as it comes Albert is all
right & says tell you that he sends his
best respects to you all you will have
to excuse me this time for not writing
more Excuse Mistakes etc
I am going
to write home tomorrow
to Jane
From M H Hogmire
