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Regiment: 3rd Michigan Cavalry
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Camp near Jackson Mar 4th
Dear wife I have seated
myself to answer to your letter written
at Burr Oak Feb 22nd was glad to
hear that you were all well & can say
we are enjoying the same good health
at least I am for I never was as
fleashy in my life I weigh 162 ½ lbs
I also received a letter from Mother
they were all well & Ed Rec. one from
Hellin Eckler Jane you will have
to excuse me in not writing a long
letter for we have marching orders
it is now about 5 oclo & we move
at six & whilst I write the rest of
the Boys are preparing to go some
are feeding horses others are cleaning
them rolling their blankets & packing
their saddles for the scout
We are to move out to Lexington about
thirty miles distance & probly
will stay a week or two but you
must write just as often & I will
answer them Jane Elder Hammond
is here & is our Chaplain went to
meeting last sabath & had a good
Sermon Jane let me tell you
Orin Cross has been reduced to
the rank for not doing his duty
& getting drunk now dont tell
any one of this for fear of making
a bad smell Jane I got your letter
that you wrote the night before going
out to Burr Oak & answered it & also
sent to you ten dollars write if you
got it you did not write anything
about little dan. Give my best respects
to all Daniel & Mary must write
& all of the rest you will have
to excuse brevity & mistakes
Yours truly
Kiss little Trudy
M. H. Hogmire
for me o how
I wish I could
Do my own
Kissing etc
