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Regiment: 3rd Michigan Cavalry
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Corinth Oct 31st, ‘63
Dear Parents,
I have seated myself to ans
wer your kind letter that came
to hand last night was glad to
hear of your good health & now I
will give you a idea of ours. I have
had the Ague & fever & been very
sick but now I am all right
Milan is in the Hospital But tell
Aunt Evoline not to wory
about him as he has got so he is
around & haves the best of care
this I know for I go & see him often
But We lost one of the new recr
uits yesterday Thomas Mussion
of Lawrence died of Dysentery
has had it ever since Lewis was
here But now dont wory about
Milan as he dont have it
& he will be back in a few days
to our Co Edwin is well & so
is all the Boys But Dave he
is not very well but is better than
he was here let me say that
Wallie Eckler & Churchil were
taken Prisoner the other day not
more than one mile from camp
they were out in the woods getting
out shakes to make our Winter
Houses & 3 more of our boys
without their arms with them
& 10 Rebs came on them & told
them to halt but all run but Eck
& Churchil & they of course were
taken prisoners & by this time
I guess they will wish that runni
ng was the thing the Rebs shot
at them but did not hurt them
We are now having old
[ ? ] times
scouting lots & lots to do
Jane in your letter you seem
to think that I Wrote rather
abrupt about Writing But I only
ment what I wrote so we will let
that go now let me make a
few excuses for Ed as he
is out on a scout & cant
answer for himself & When
he comes in he will go &
have that likeness taken
& send it home to you all
but dont look for it too soon
for they are out on a 10 days
scout & maybe not be in at
that time You want to know
what I do the letters you send
me I keep them a long time
until I get a lot & then
have to burn them up but
it makes me think of home
you can belive you want to
know how long I mustered in
to the service for to tell the
truth I have never mustered
in yet that is in the United
States Service & they cant
hold me here I dont think if
I should make a fuss about
it but some think they can
hold me until my 3 years is
out but I have had good coun
cil about it & they say that We
will be mustered out when
the Regt is but if We aint I
can stand it you know
about the young Smiley this
I can say hope they may have
an opportunity to be of more
service to his country than
his father now dont find
fault of this but answer it
& excuse all mistakes now
give my best respects to
all friends & now Jane
accept the well wishes
of M. H. Hogmire
