Ada Kent County Michigan Friday morning Aug 5th 1864. Dear Friend Herbert Your long looked for and much welcome letter of July 28 was received by me last evening I had the day previous to receiving your last mailed a letter for you to Nashville I will write a few lines again so you probably will not get that in some time if at all.
Hutchins, Sabin D. – August 5, 1864
Chattanooga Tenn August 5th 1864 In Camp by the Mill Dear Sister I will now try and answer your letter that I have just recieved. I was Glad to hear from you but I should like to hear from you oftener you asked me why I dident write to you oftener I answered your letter as soon as I recd it but yours was dated the sixth of July and I dident get it till after the 20th
Burns, Robert – August 4, 1864
Head-Quarters 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, Department of the Cumberland, In the trenches before Atlanta GA 8 P.M. August 4 1864 My dear Davidson Your of 28th ult with the enclosed deed I received this afternoon. You may sign and send it to Lyon for me. See that the taxes have been paid. You can invest the funds as you profore. or can use them yourself if you choose.
Wright, Charles – August 4, 1864
Camp near Petersburg—
August 4th 64
–Skinner
Dear Sir
It seems strange that I do not get a letter from you. I have
been looking for one for several days. I think there is something
wrong about the mail. I wish you would write me as soon as you get
this and let me know about the bounty. I have understood that I
could not get any County bounty. How is that.
Fullington, George W. – August 4, 1864
Nashville Tenn August 4th 1864 My Own Dear Aunt Emily it is with the greatest of pleasure that I seat (set) myself to pen a few lines to you to let you know that I am well and do hope that these few lines will find you the same. I wrote you a letter some time ago and put it on the desk to go off but it never went
Wolaver, Alonzo M. – August 3, 1864
Camp 5 Mich Cav Aug 3rd 1864 Miss Hutchings Yours of the 20 is at hand & I take this opertunity to answer it. I am well & at City Point now waiting to take the Boat for Washington. Our Division is loding now. I espect we are a going thare to help to drive the Rebels out of Maryland. You will hear from Mich. Briggade a gain soon if you take the papers. We have had a good many hard fights this summer & lost a good many men.
Burns, Robert – August 2, 1864
In the trenches before Atlanta GA August 2, 1864 My dear Davidson Your last two I received yesterday. 14th + 24th I think. You are improveing. and may after a while regain your firmer position. We are soldiering now with a [ ? ].
Jewell, Charles A., Jr. – August 2, 1864
Recd answd Aug 11th 1864 Near Atlanta Ga Decatur Ala. Aug. 2d 1864. Lieut. F. B. James: Sir: With deep sorrow I received your kind letter of the 22d inst. Accept my heartfelt thanks, for the just tribute you paid my brother’s memory, as a soldier and companion. Faults, were his perhaps many of them but who of us will throw the first stone? we are all full of faults.
Wasson, Thomas – August 2, 1864
Carter Station Tenn August the 2nd Dear Friend yours of the 25th of July came to hand this morning I was some what surprised to learn that you had not got my letters for Jackson I wrote from and again from Louisville and then waited for an answer
Whitworth, Herbert – August 1, 1864
Grand Rapids Aug 1st My Dear Herbert I have just received yours and I was thankfull to get it for as you say I had been dayly expecting to see you again. I am sorrow to here you are not feeling very well and allso that Mother as been miserable for a few days
Wiser, Alphonso H. – August 1, 1864
Union Forever Camp of Co. I 9th Reg’t. Mich. vol Vols. Cavlery 1th Brigade, 2th Division, Cavlery Corps. At Camp near Maryretty August the 1 1864. Dear and beloved wife this morning finds me with pen in hand to write a few linds to you to let you know i am stil living and in good helth and hope these will find you the same Sina Now i will tell you whare we are
Clark, Gardner B. – July 31, 1864
Grand Rapids Mich July 31/64 My Friend Yours of the 25th came duly to hand and as I am writing I will seize time by the forelock and remember you again. I had learned of Osman’s death before receiving your letter. Sad it is thus to see our friends stricken down around us. We can sometimes face death, even in its most hideous shapes when it is only ourselves in danger without a fear or thought of shrinking.
Knause, Frank B. – July 31, 1864
St. Charles Ark. July 31st 1864 My Dear Libbie I have begged a sheet of paper and I am going to write to you and you must inform all of our folks and every body else of my whereabouts and tell them how I am getting along. First I am well and feel in pretty good spirits. We left Vicksburg on the 23rd of this month on the steamer Clarabell. Companies E, F, H, & I on the St. C and the other 6 companies on board the st. Kate Dale.
Winchell, Edward A. – July 30, 1864
Nashville, Tenn. July 30th 1864 Dear Sister Mary I arrived here last Friday morning stoping the remainder at the cities on our way down I was very glad when I arrived here for it was very disagreeable traveling on account of the dust. We remained in Toledo half a day and then started for Cincinati
Coffinberry, Andrew B. – July 30, 1864
Hd. Qr. 1st Mich. Eng and Mechs. Office A. Ast. Inspt Genl. Cartersville, Ga July 30” 1864. Captain:- I have the honor to forward you the enclose “Inventories + Inspection Reports” of Unserviceable stores, which are respectfully submitted for your final action thereon.
Burns, Robert – July 26, 1864
Near Decatur Ga July 26/1864 My dear Davidson Yet all right. Have just returned from a very successful raid of over a hundred miles. Burned rail road bridges, depots and destroyed several miles of track on the Atlanta & Augusta R. R. at Covington.
Webster, Timothy O. – July 25, 1864; August 1, 1864
Detroit July 25th 1864 Mr. Ross Dear Sir I received yours of the 19th and return my sincere thanks for the kindness you manifested in writing to my brothers wife. She is absent from the city at present but she left permission for me to read any letters that came from the army; and in behalf of her and the childern
Paddock, Byron D. – July 24, 1864
Coldwater July 24th 1864 Sunday Evening My Dear Byron It is one of there [ ? ] afternoon when one feels so sleepy that even nothing seems an exertion. You probably would “enjoy it hugely” I don’t.
Oliver, John M. – July 23, 1864
Near Atalanta July 23 1864 Dr wife I write you a [ ? ] to let you know that I am un hurt. we had a severe battle yesterday one of the severist I ever knew. The 15 Mich did first rate they captured as many prisoners nearly as they had men & two battle flags. loss was slight 3 killed & 5 wounded. I lost about a hundred & twenty killed & wounded.
Pullman, Walter – July 23, 1864
Camp on Lookout Mountain Tenn July 23d /64 Sister Mary i O has become nesesary for me to write you a few lines to ask if you ever intended to answer my letters I have written three or fore letters to you since I have had one from you the last I got from you I go the day I got hurt that was the 27th of June the 8th of July I sent for some stamps
Phelps, George – July 23, 1864
“Behold! now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” Chestnut hill hospital July the 23 1864 Dear wife inow sit down to rite afew lines to you to let you know that iam well at present and to let you know that ireceived a letter from you this morning and was glad to hear that you ware all well and was verry thankful for the stamp you sent to me
Whitworth, Herbert – July 22, 1864
July 22nd 1864 My Very Dr Son I take up my pen to [ ? ] to answer your two last kind letters it gave me great pleasure to hear that you was feeling Better & your kind in a fair way for recovery. But I am very sorry to hear you are trobled with that wendy complaint for well can I sympathize with you for I have had my share of it I suppose I for ever must while I remain in the vale of tears
Whitworth, Herbert – July 22, 1864
Camp Co A 1st Michigan Engineers Kingston Ga. July 22d 1864 Dear Friend Herbert Your interesting and very welcome letter of July 17″ was rec’d today. I was exceedingly glad to get it for I was very anxious to know how your health was for I was afraid that you were still very sick. I assume you that I do not and have not thought you neglected me, but I feel and sensibly, too, that I have shamefully neglected you
Wiser, Alphonso H. – July 22, 1864
July the 22 1864 In Camp Near Kingston tenn Wall Sina as I once more have the privlage of once more of seating myself for to write these few lines to you to let you know that i am still a live and in Good helth and do hope these will find you the same for I am still on the gane and can say for myself that our journey has Ben a hard one so far and what it will amounto i cant say