Click here for this soldier’s biography:
https://micivilwar.com/authors/hutchins-sabin-d/
Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
Chattanooga
March 9th 1864
Dear Sister
I received your letter
almost a week ago and
and was glad to hear from
you I never felt better in
my life than I do now
George is getting as fat as a
bear I see frank Wells yesterday
he is getting along firstrate
the rest of the boys are all
well Theodore hasent had any
letters from home yet I shoould
think you
migth might have
written to him before this
time being it is leapyear
well mariett I should like
to be at home this spring
to help make sugar and
have some to eat but I guess
I wont for I think it will
pay better to stay down
here where it is warm the
peach trees are in blossom
down here but I suppose
they haint up there yet
we well met tomorrow is
ration day and I am glad
of it for I have tarted of
my sugar to see if it was
sour untill it is all gone
and I have to get along
with out any we draw
we draw rations every five
days marvin Creager has been
here and stayed two nights
he has been to nashville
he says. the boys are all
well tell Nettie I will answer
her letter as soon as I can
well Mariette I dont know
what to write I hate to
write as bad as ever no more
at present good Morning
from Sabin Hutchins
[On Envelope:]
Miss Marietta Hutchins
Berlin Ottawa Co
Mich
Miss Mariette
Hutchins
Berlin
Michigan
[ ? ]
Clayton
