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Regiment: 7th Michigan Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: George B. McClellan
[Union Image] October the 25, 1861
Head Quarters Washington DC
Camp benton maryla
land Dear mother I sit me
down to answer your
leter that I recived this
morning and was very glad to
hear from you and to hear that
you was well and doing well I
am well at preaseant I hope
these few lines will find you
the same I will tell you some
news perhaps you will hear of
it before you get this we was
called out last sunday to cross
the river but we did not do it
untill monday our batery played
on them but they did not return
the fite monday we had quite a
batle on monday thare was a
good many of our troops killed
but none of our regiment this
week has been a sene of blood
they have been fighting every
and night i inst not hopen to be
in the batle for the reason that
I was deatailed for guard on
monday morning and have been
till this morning and I
feel about wan out we could
hear the cannons boom last night
there was a heavy batle up the river
from here our regiment came back
wednesday in the night they look as
if they had a hard time they was
advance pickets our the potomac
river there a heavy batle there but
rise from the rebels then the union
troops crossed back this side of
the river and drawed their atention
[ ? ] to this point while general
Mcclellan crossed the
[ ? ]
here then he will come down behind
them while our troops here will
keep them from crossing the river
down I here we have got the
rebel surrounded so they can
not get away we have a first
[ ? ] now
[ ? ] is to wayne
Co mich he was well and doing
well but Mr Stevensons folks came
to camp monroe the day before
we started and they said that
George had not been there so
I do not know where he is
tell melaina that the oficer
docs not read the leters so she
can write to me Johnathan
Chrysttar got too leters from
home this morning and miss
Chrysttar said that was the
reason that she did not write
Johnathan is well and likes it first
rate we have a plenty of clothes
and blankets so you nead not weary
about me in that respect no more
this time write as soon as you get
this tell selainas to send me some
postage stamps and I will send
some money as I get it
So good bye from
your son Albert M Morey
