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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
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Chattanooga 1864
March 25th
Dear Sister
I received
your letter quite a
spell ago but have neglected
writing untill to day I
am well at present and hope
to find you the same it is
raining to day it is getting
quite muddy the snow has been
14 inches deep but is most
all off now I am to work
in a steam saw mill and
there isent any logs down
now so I dont have to work
to day there is
[ ? ] men out of
this. Co to work here we have
firstrate timer down here but it
dont seem much like soldiering
it seems as though I was
around home to work out
Theodore is cooking here in the Mill
the rest of the boys are all well
Frank Wells is all right again
I was up to camp yesterday and
he was out to work and so
Ike Wells Knapp has had the
Mumps but he dident have them
very hard Well sis I have just
been to dinner and what do
you suppose I had for dinner
I had smoked ham and greece
and bread and coffee we draw
rations this afternoon and I
am glad of it for I dident
have any sugar the last time
for some one stole it we havent
got to work any more untill
and I am going up to camp
this after noon Geord was
down here yesterday he got a
letter aunt celistia I was
glad to hear that Harley was
getting better I wish that
I could have been home on
your birthday I would made
you squall but I guess that
I will have the advatage of
you on my birthday tell Net
that her old man is all right
and that she must write
to me as often as she can
I havent had a for over a
week but the mail comes in
this after noon I think
there a letter for me I cant
of any more this time good
by write soon from Sabin
Mariette Hutchins
[On Envelope:]
Miss Mariette Hutchins
Berlin
Ottawa Co
Mich
