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Regiment: 3rd Michigan Cavalry
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Camp at Corinth
Sept 4th 63
Dear Wife Jane R H
It is now midnight & I sit in
our little tent all alone for the
rest have gone to bed & I being on guard to
night have mad up my mind to
write a few lines to you this leaves
us all well & enjoying our selves
first rate Milan & the rest of the
new recruits are nom one dont
have the camp trots yet & I
dont think they will have them mutch
We have been paid off today got
four months pay & am going to
send it by Perry Harvey he leaves
for home in the morning Edwin
will send his too I tell you
Jane I wish it was me that
was to leave for home in the
morning not because I am sick
of war for I do think that it
is a just war on our part & I am
willing rather than submit to the reign
of the Southern Dough faces I
would be willing to remain from
home almost
[ ? ] But I tell
you when I think of some of the men
or are so called at home it fair
ley makes my blood boyl now
I mean those who try to discorage
enlistment & are still crying
peace I tell you I never want to
see peace untill it is restored on
the right principles & I think they
are these Take the propertys
of all disloyal men whether he
be north or south & confiscate
it to the use of the United Sta
tes I never thought it right to
liberate the Negro without a
compensation to their masters
But now I think it has become
a military necesity & now in as
much as their masters have
taken up arms against their
own free land I think we cant
punish them to mutch & if I mis
take not some of them are getting all
they advertised for about Charles
ton now a days but enough
I received your kind letter
of the 25th Aug & Nom 3 was
glad to hear that you were all
well & I also received one from
Aunt Kit & am going to answer
it tomorrow I tell you she
wrote me a good letter & Jane
you done first rate too but
I notice you dont get a discrip
tion of our raid in Miss yet
as I wrote one to you but I
hope you will & I want you
to keep the letter untill I come
home for me I am glad to
hear that my nursery looks
well & I hope they will take good
care of it for I know there is
money in it & am shure they
will do well with it
Now Jane as to the money
I send home this time use all
you need & do the best with it you
can maby Uncle Henry may
want some or can help put it
out on interest do the best you
can is all I can say & I know
you will Jane I believe it done
you a little good to correct you
about feeling bad I tell you to
keep up courage & wait a little
longer yet The amont I
send by Perry I will put down
in the morning you must kiss
little Trudy for me & excuse all
mistakes my best respects to
all
Jane I will send to you
sixty Doll $60.00 by perry
& Edwin will send $30.00
in all making $90.00
Edwin will send more in
a few days it is owing to him
