Click here for this soldier’s biography:
https://micivilwar.com/authors/hutchins-sabin-d/
Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
Bridge Lort Jan 20th /64
Dear sister it is with
pleasure that I am here
safe and sound and have an
opportunity of writing you a
few lines we was just a week
going through the firs day we
got to detroit we went through
Kalamoo and Battle Creek and Marshall
in the night we got to
Michigan city the next morning
and sayed there until 12 oclock
that night there is so many
places that I cant remember
all of them. We got to Nashville
saturday night and stayed there
untill Monday 3 P.M. There is some
fully rough road through
Kentucky and Tenn we went
through a caves one of them
was 2 miles long that one
was between here and
nashville we went through
a burying ground at nashville
and we went
[ ? ] in the
night so that I couldent see
the battle field I expected to
see quite a town here but there
isent a house here only
what the soldiers have put up
theres more tents here than
John R could count in
a week. If any one wants
to see the country for
nothing just let them work
for US I am in tent with
Steven Owens and Theodore and
Charley Rosegrant they say tell
the folks they are all gay the
birds are singing were a singing
in the morning it seems
like summer here for the
sun shines as pleasant as may
we are a going to stay here
untill the rest of the boys
come and ten we have got
to Chattanooga there is one fort
here I was into it yesterday
you must tell John Marshall
I would like to see him
down here send my love to
rest of the family for this
must answer for the whole you
must all to me
and excuse all scribbling
and I will try and do better
next time write as soon
as receive this and oblige
your brother Sabin
Writing on his knee
Direct your letters to
Sabin D Hutchins
[On Envelope:]
Miss Maryette Hutchs
Berlin Ottawa
Mich
