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Regiment: 3rd Michigan Cavalry
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Camp near Jackson
Feb. 9th 63
I have seated myself to reply to your
letter that came to hand last night
the date was Jan 30th you write
that you don’t get any mail from
me I have writen to you every time I Rec
a letter from home & if you dont get them
I am not to blame John Recd a letter
from Carl last night stating that
he was the only one you all depend on
for news I can only say that I think
that I write as much as John. But enough
of this We are all well with exceptions
of bad colds which prevail in camp
to a great extent. we have our cabbins all
built & stables & now we have to guard
our camp & scout & this morning we
have to go on one of those pleasure rides
which the soldier loves so well Start at
Nine & it is daylight now you would
laugh to see me I think & all of the rest
at meal time our food consists of hard
tacks bacon pork once in a while
beans & this morning we have light
bread on our scout we have to take
five days rations now I dont want
you to think that we dont live on the
top shelf for we do & have good times
generally Ed is all right & so is
[ ? ]
Dave got a letter from the schoolman
tell her Dave came very near loosing
his Pego by a shot from a Rebels
ball It is rather strange that
you dont get that money I sent to
you Henry Chatfield leaves from
home in a few days & I will send
you some money how much I cant
tell now for I depend on the boys for
it etc When we come home from the
scout I will write to you & give you
full detail of what I see etc etc
now Jane keep up good courage
Mother I thank you for those stamps
& hope some time I will be there to tell
of it but who can tell now
we have orders to saddle
up kiss little Trudy for me
my best respects to all from
MHH to Jane
Jane this is the 2nd letter that I
have remailed to you & I expected to
have hird from you today but did not
I received a letter from Edd dated 2 days
later than yours, he was not well could
not keep eny thing down & I guess he could
not get much to keep down, he sais tell Jane
that Mitchell sais he would give 3 dollars to
see his woman but he says I would give
more than that to see mine, he sais he thinks
he will get over his sickness & if he dont he
shant crawl out of it as Jim did.
there has been someone here ever since
you went away. Chappel & wife were hear
last saturday staied all knight so that we
did not go to hear Jacks funeral sermon preacher
Abner Eaton is dead, Rhoda’s school was out today
she & Ruth have gone to Monrows to surprise
this evening. I have maid Vicky a dress & Duane
a vest this week, shall write to the boys
sunday & I sent them some stamps Edd sais they
do not get any onley from home. Write in return mail.
Edd wrote to have me send him a pair
of socks & I shall Tuesday. I sent your 2 last
paper to the boys (is that all right)
These little beads are some that
Edd sent in his letter to Trudy
he got them at holly springs.
Dear friend Susan
as I have an opportunity I will
[ ? ] words
to you. to day was the last day of school
I thought I should be glad but I am
sorry how long does your school keep or has
it let out now I bet if you were out
here we culd have some good times
how did you like the things I sent you
I would have sent you some thing nice
but I did not have time. I will
now say a few words to Jane. Jane I
miss trudy offoly I wish she was here and
you to I wold fed her some warm suger
we
[ ? ] the two get but
[ ? ] will stop
tomorrow exase bad writing and spelling.
and mistakes From Victoria Bridges
