Headquarters Third Cavalry Division, Cavalry Corps, Gainsville Va October 22nd 1863. Special Order No 42 Extract. 2. Captain A. W. Duggan 1st Michigan Cavalry will immediately proceed to Alexandria with Lieut. J.J. McDonald 1st Virginia Cavalry, and Lieut C. H. Safford 5th Michigan Cavalry with one hundred and fifty four men
Shafer, Marion A. – October 21, 1863
Washington D.C. Wednesday Oct 21st 63 Dear folks at home I arrived here at 9 o’clock this morning after having a verry pleasant trip – I arrived in Detroit Monday night at 7 o’clock – and as I could not see Col. Smith his office being closed
Rowland, Oran W. – October 21, 1863
Camp ofthe Mich Cav. Corinth Miss Oct 2lst 1863 Aunt Sophia: I do not know but you will think that I have forgotten you it si so long since I have written to you but such is not the case. I received your welcome letter in due time and should have answered long ago but since its reception I have been almost constantly in the saddle
Painter, William – October 20, 1863
Oct. 20th, 1863 Field Hospital near Chattanooga My dear Hannah I am not able to write so My nurse is writing for me as I have written before my right limb is taken of below my Knee and I cant set up to write I am doing as well as can be expected I get very tiard as I have to lay on my back all of the time
Wasson, John – October 18, 1863
Rankins ford Tenn Oct the 18th 63 Dear Uncle I Send you these fiew lines in answer to your letter of the 28th of August since that time I have had verry little oppertunity to write and we have not herd from home Since that time the rebs got one train of wagons with a lot of our Mail
Bonfoey, Charles R. – October 16, 1863
Eastern Div. [ ? ] Department of the Interior Pension Office. Washington D.C. Dec 12. 1882 Sir: Referring to your invalid pension claim No. 378585, as late private Co. A 4 Mass. Cav., you are requested to inform this office, with return of this letter, of the location of the General Hospital, as which you a [ ? ] treatment
Norris, Clinton F. – October 15, 1863
Head-Quarters United States forces, Nashville, Tenn. Oct 15th 1863. Miss Camp I received your kind letter 12th inst, and with the greatest of pleasure will proceed to answer it. I am well and enjoying the privileges of a Soldier to the best advantage, trying to make myself as comfortable and happy as I can. You are aware I suppose that a soldier cannot do just as he would wish to verry often, therefore makes it verry unpleasant for one sometimes
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – October 15, 1863
Page 1 Camp East of Corinth Oct 15th 1863 Dear Father and Mother I have seated myself to write a few lines to you hoping that you may be injoying as good health as we do for we are in number 1 health Ike is getting better & so is Jim Ed has had the runs some but taking all things in consideration we are all right have seen something of war the day that the battle commenced at Corinth we had been out on a scout had just come from the west & we could hear the canon roar the Enemy had attacked us on the north sid about 4 or 5 miles from here
Seeley, Frederick D. – October 13, 1863
October 13th 1863 Head Quarters Nashville Tennessee Army of the conberlan 2 Division 3 Brigade Dear father It is with great pleasure that i set down to rite you a few lines we are all well and in good spirites and [ ? ] these few lines will find you at the same
Painter, William – October 12, 1863
Monday 11 oclock Oct the 12th 1863 Dear Amelia of all the writting that I have done since I have ben in the army the letter that I am about to attempt to write is the most hartrending of any William Painter the [ ? ] of Co D was wonded in the battle of Chickamungo on Sunday Sept the 20th 1863 in the ankle and has since had his legg taken of below the knee
Wiser, Alphonso H. – October 12, 1863
Rome Oct the 12 1863 Dear Cousin Having a few [ ? ] moments I thought I would try and answer your letter it has ben some time since i recieved your letter but i have hall so much to do that i couldent find time to answear it any sooner.
Sherman, Henry G. – October 11, 1863
London Tenn October 11th 1863 Camp of the 23rd Regt Mich Vol Inft Dear brother William Yours bearing date of sept 13th & 14th was received by me yesterday. I Also received four more, one from cousin Sarah O. Claggett of Wis, one from cousin Huldah Sherman of Ohio, one from Susan Edic of Ohio and one from my mother of Ind. They found me well as usual and brought me good news except the sudden death of sister Sarahs youngest child, which I had heard of before.
Painter, William – October 11, 1863
Field Hospital, Chattanooga, Tenn October 11th, 1863 Mrs Painter When you gave your husband to enlist as a Soldier of the United States, you then made a great Sacrifice, but you had hope that he would again return. I am fearful from all appearances of the wound he has recieved that he will not recover. It became necessary for one of his legs to be Amputated below the knee. Since which time the limb has become gangreenous.
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – October 8, 1863
Camp at Corinth Oct 8th 63 Dear Wife It is with pleasure that I improve the little time I have in writing to you night before last we came in from a scout of 5 days & two days Before that our Regt was out on another scout of the same time & last night we were ordered out again & I having the ague did not go. On our last scout we had some very warm times with the rebs we left here on the 3rd with 5 days rations the first night camped 20 miles from here near Barnums
Cutler, Lysander – October 8, 1863
Hd Qrs 14th Regt N.Y.S.M. 2d Brigade 1st Division 1st A.C. October 8th 1863 Brig Genl L. Thomas Adtj Genl U.S.A. General On the 7th inst. thirty six enlisted men belonging to this Regiment arrived here from Annapolis Md. who were captured by the enemy at Gettysburg July 1st 1863
Clark, Gardner B. – October 8, 1863
Berlin Vermont Oct 8th 1863. Dear Gardner. My Own Darling Husband. Aunt Mary came down here last Tuesday to see me. and so Roxana and I went to the village with her this morning. we did not any of us know we were going until a few moments before we started so that I had not time to write a letter, so I wrote those few lines at the post office after I received yours.
Clark, Gardner B. – October 7, 1863
Army of the Potomac October 7th 1863 My Own Dear Wife. Loved Mary. I have not written you in nearly a week. Sunday was cold after the sun went down and I was going to write next morning. Morning camp and it took me till late last night to build my house
Burns, Robert – October 7, 1863
Near Guy’s Gap 6 miles from Shelbyville Tenn Oct 7 1863 My dear Davidson I have but a moment to write. We are after the “raiders” who crossed the Tennessee River on the 30th ult. Have had three fights with them and expect to run into them again to-day.
Wiser, Alphonso H. – October 6, 1863
oct the 6 1863 tenn Camp Near Bull Gap Wall my Dear frendley wife i set myself down to write a few lines to you to let you know how i am and how i git a long i am well at present and hope these few lines may find you the same wall Sina we went out yesterday and had a fite with the rebs
Slack, Joseph B. – October 6, 1863
Camp 16 Regt. Mich. Volunteer [ ? ] Culpepper VA. Oct 6 1863 I certify an honor that the ten canteens Droped and the Sept returns wer worn out in the service and droped as the Regt was on the march and they could not be carried by me untill I could have had them condemned by an Inspector on account of limited transportation
Potter, Charles H. – October 5, 1863
Marshall Oct 5/63 Mr Potter I have heard this morning that qm had not heard from Charley and as I have heard a letter [ ? ] writen by one in his regiment I hasten to say to qm that Charley was in the Battle but was not hurt.
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – October 4, 1863
Oct 4th 1863 Dear Sister as I have not wrote in some time I thought I would write a few times to let you know how I get along down south the boys are all well and most all of them Love gone out on a five days scout but I thought I would not go this time for I just came in from guard
Graves, Ira – October 4, 1863
Headquarters Co A, 2d Reg. Michigan Volunteer Cavalry 1st Reg’t, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of the Cumberland Camp, Near Chattanooga, 1863 Dear Clara I now write you a few lines more it is a long time sence I halve hird from you ar writing to you I got your last letter
Hogmire, Mitchell H. – October 3, 1863
Camp near Corinth Oct 3rd Dear Wife I have just two minutes & a half to write we have just come in from a camp about 15 min from here we have been out on a scout for the first time we had quite a time indeed 4 or 5 of the Co H was taken prisoners Rogers was taken he clerked in Smithes Store at Paw Paw. they were out about 5 miles from camp were attacked by the rebels & were ordered to dismount when the Cavalry came down on them