Merrill, Simeon B. – May 2, 1864

Michigan Civil War Collection


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Regiment: 5th Michigan Infantry Battles Mentioned: Historical Figures: May 2nd The weather is fine a good time for pickets tomorrow we will be relieved and go back to camp if they do not move, but the news came to us this morning that they were a going to move tomorrow morning if they doe I cannot tell which way we will goe but I think it will be towards Culpeper we will soon haveto face the enemy hope that we may make them hunt their holes this summer and then smoke them out or dig them out or any way to get them out to give us a fare chance at them but I think that we will have a tough time of it this summer, One of the boys that was on post yesterday morning had his gun standing on a little stump with his hand on top the gun slipped off struck the lock and went off through his hand and liketo went through his head the gun had a cork in it and it all went through his hand that is the way that he gets out of this summers campaign there is a great many that plays out in this way, but it is a hard matter to try to play out now a days for they will not discharge a man until he has been dead ten days, but I have written enough of this trash for this time, Well Julia how is it about that little Daughter of ours have you named it yet or cant you find a name good enough for it if you cannot why I will send you a name or two for it I would like to have it called Rose or Belle, either one or both of them now what do you think of those names what does little Fred think of the baby I suppose he thinks his nose is out now poor little fellow I would like to be there now to help take care of him but I suppose he will root his through, As I sat here a writing the Sargeant came in with with a letter for me that you wrote on the 25th but I did not think that it was from you before I opened it I was supprised to think that you was so smart but you must not try to be to smart but keep still until you get your strength you wrote that I must send a name for that nice little girl I had just been writing what you minto call it if you had not named it when your letter came to me but I did not think that it was from you I thought that it was from Silas, you did not write what day of the month that it was born but if I understood Hie aright it was on the 21st well I shall have a conciderable off my mind now that you are a getting so as to write to me again and I shall write to you often if the mail is not stopped well Julia I am a going to have a hoe cake to night of Mis Sesesh Pane is her right name she sells them for 25 cents and not very large at that but I think that I had rather have one of your make you did not write whether you had received that money that I expressed to you or not it was sent to Dexter in Areb Smith name as soon as you receive it you must let me know I sent 40 dollars and have sent five dollars since in a letter I drew 52 dollars and seventy cents for myself and cannot tell when we will be payed off again but if I get short and need any I shall send to some of you for it, but I think that what I have got will be enough for me, well it is almost time for me to go on post again and I shall have to stop writing for this time, I composed some verses last night while on duty but have not time to write them now nor room to send them in this envelope, give my best respects to all of our parents and friends Here is my best respects to you And to little Fred And to that little Daughter That lays by you in the bed From your affectionate husband S.B. Merrill