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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
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Chattanooga Tenn
Sept 4th 1864
Dear Sister
After waiting
as long as I can without
hearing from you. I must
commence a letter to you to
let you know that I am
well yet and in Chattanooga.
We left here last Thursday
evening for Marietta. We took every
thing on the cars even to the
wagon grain and we went
down as far as Dalton. Thats
thirty eight miles from here
and the order was countermanded
and we had to come back
here again and we have just
got straightened round again.
I have had a firstrate visit with
Chaney he likes soldiering
Firstrate, he is well and looks
tiptop. I saw Ike other night
when we went to dalton but
dident have any time to talk
with him any I told him
that we were going on to the
front but I guess that he will
laugh
[ ? ] when he finds
out we had to come back again
The morning
[ ? ] yesterday
morning and this reports that
Atlanta is in our possesion but
I am afraid that it is most
to good
[ ? ] to beleive but
I hope that it is true dont you
I know you do. What you dank
eh. I got a letter from Norman
he said that they were all well
he said that he got a letter
from Myron the day that he
wrote to me he said that he
was well. I hope that he
will always remain so. George
and Mron are well. I havent
heard from Hudson in a long
time and I dont know if I ever
shall and I dont care whether
I do or not I am just an independent
as they are we signed the pay
rolls last night but I dont know
how long it will be before we will
be paid off I have got a hundred
and four dollars coming to me
this pay day I shall send home
a hundred dollars. I wont write
any more till this after noon
Four oclock I will try and
finish my lett before supper
for we have got to go out
on inspection at six I have
had a good visit chancy
to day he has been down
here most all day the mail
hasent come in yet to day
we dont get the mail only
once and a while. Old Wheeler
has been teasing up the rail
road between here and nashville
I am going to send home a
picture and I want you to
get me too dozen photographs
taken and send to me I want
them so that I can change with
the old boys before they are
mustered out I cant think
of any more to write this time
answer this
[ ? ] and you
will oblige your Broth Sabin
Sunday Evening
[On Envelope:]
Miss Mariette Hutchins
Berlin
Ottawa Co
Mich
