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Regiment: 3rd Michigan Cavalry
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Camp at St Louis Mo April 17
Dear Wife I have a few
moments to spare and will improve
them by replying to you letter which
bears date of April 10th which was
received last night and you can
judge how it was perused. I was
much pleased to hear of your good health
and can say as much of myself and
comrades. But I must say I am sory
to hear of so many Deaths in your
vicinity hope I will not hear of any that
will come of near friends but how little
we know what the next mail may
bring us when we are away from
friends and home and for this
reason will hope for the best in
the futture
Duane I have a request to make of you
and it is this one of the Ewers
Boys has a piece of land in Bangor
one mile West of Old Daniel Taylors
and he wants to trade it for my
share in the nursery at Breedsville
and I want you to go down there and
look at it and write to me right off
for I think I can make a good exchange
he bought it of Tipton at Lawrence
and gave $300 hundred for it. Now
go right off and I will make it right
with you the description I cant
give but it is on fifteen and the
old Gent Taylor can give it to you
now Duane I want you to attend to this
Oh here let me say that Ganzy
Thompson was here to day and
said all of the people were well when
he left there which was good news
to me We are having lots of Drill
to attend to nowadays and how
long we will stay here I cant tell
but quite a while I think as we
have no Horses and dont
know when we will but I think
it will be near into July
The old gent Easman is here his
son is some better but dont think he
will get well have lost one of comrads
since we came here by the name of
Joney King Death caused by a
relapse of the measles
Jane I wrote to Daniel and Mary
the other day and sent them my
photograph and I also wrote Aunt
Amy and Jane Sent them one too
We have but very little news to write
now as everything is quiet here and
I will give you an insight into my
tent I have command of squad no
2 in our Company and I have
the best tent on the job I mean
my bed fellows and myself
his name is Cruth Mallory
we bought it by the bye
Jane I will bring my scribling
to a close by saying Give my
Best Respects to all friends
Yours truly
M. H. Hogmire
