Mills, Samuel D. – December 15, 1862

Michigan Civil War Collection


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Regiment: 6th Michigan Cavalry Battles Mentioned: Historical Figures: [Image of U.S. Capitol] United States Capitol. 6th Reg’t Michigan Mounted Rifles, Col. Gray. Company … … A Washington Dec 15                       1862. DC               Miss Catharine Hamilton I thought that I would wright you A few lines to let you know what A nice ride we had Coming over the Aligana mountains we folowed the Junietta River about fifty miles and then we came to the susquehanah and we folowed that about as far as we did the other and it is the niceest River I ever crost crosed we are now with in A little wase of the Capital it is nice plase but give me Gand Rapids for a good looking girls we are going in the same Camp with the fifth they came two day before we did I havnt seen william Beckwith yet but I was talking with A boy in his company he said that he was clerk they are having some hard fighting to do about forty miles from here there was to Generals killed yesterday and buried to day. the if we hadnt started wednesday we would had to stay there all winter and here it is a warm as summer. tell Sarah that John is awful sorry that he didnt go up there befor we left the state he would like to have them folks that lives with you down here he thinks he wouldnt be afraid of them now I told him that was just my fi fit but I must stop afore long fore this makes second letters this morning and no place to write except on the flore and A thousand men all around you making all the nois they could but I will mak as much as they can when I get through wighting Good by For this time T miss C Hamilton F S D M [On Envelope:] Miss Kate Hamilton Miss Catharine Hamilton Grand Rapids Kent Co. Mich [Image of U.S. Capitol] United States Capitol. 6th Michigan Cavalry, Colonel George Gray.