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Regiment: 3rd Michigan Cavalry
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Camp near Jackson Apr 30
Dearest Jane
Please pardon me for not answering
your kind letter before & in future
I will be more punctual this leaves
me all right except a headache & that
is not much to ail one in war times
I received your likeness & was much
pleased but was sorry that you couldnt
have had Trudys taken too they all
think that you look as young as ever
Jane I will have mine taken & send
it to you when I have a good chance the
artist at town is a very poor one
& his price very high I sent home
by Mrs Hudson twenty four
Dollars & should have sent home
more but did not get my pay last
pay day for the reason that we
have never been mustered into
the United States Survice &
dont know but what we may have
to go back to Michigan if we sho
uld you can look for me to stop
over night with you but you
dont want to look for me for
fear I may not come for private
know not what the order is until
the command is given Some say
they cant hold us in the survice
unless we have a mind to muster
but I came down here to do my cou
ntry all the good I can & am bound
to try & do so today the Regt
have mustered for pay there is
six months pay due me now
& if I get it pay day I can send
75 doll to I wrote to you a day or
two before I received your last
let me know if you got it there
is not much news now in camp
Joe VanDyck sent Ruth 30 doll with
mine & Ed sent 12 to Father they sent
us a box of things that comes very
good,you may believe as we receive
them just after being out on a scout
& had not much to eat in camp
those socks you sent me came very good
as I needed a pair very much at the
time & Jane it made me think of
one that nothing but this war could
cause me to be away from & hope that
the time may soon come when we
will be permitted to be together as we
have heretofore write to me all about
how you get along with those debts
etc. etc. Jane what is the reason that
Daniel dont write to me but I will say
if he dont want too he need not
I heard from the 12 the other day they
all wel that we know Jane all the
clothes that I have drawn since I have
been in the service is eighteen doll so
you see I have been as saving as the most
of the boys who have drawn $40 or 50
I have the best horse in the company
so say all the boys Jane I wish
you could come down here & be with
us for a few days to see how
camp life goes & see the country
it is nice now indeed since the trees
have put out their leaves
Oh I like to forget a Lieut by the
name of Bingham & a Corporal
by the name of Graves were taken
captive by the Rebs comeing in
from Lexington & the opinion
is they were murdered nothing deffinite
is known of them now write often &
I will too Give my best respects to little Dan
tell him I wish him much joy
tell Grandmother Himbauch
to accept my best respects Daniel
& Mary too & all of the rest
Earnest & Serena both must write
Kiss little Trudy & Jude
how I would like to kiss her too
Yours forever M H Hogmire
