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Regiment: 8th Michigan Cavalry
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Camp Stocton Apr 8th/63
Dear Sister
I received your letter this
morning and was glad to
hear from you Erastus is well
I have got a very bad cold and
am excused from duty to day
we had some fresh fish for
breakfast monday morning
Erastus and two of our Company
went to lake St Clair Sunday
they found a canoe bottom
sideup they raised it up
and found two big pickerel
they brought them to camp
on their way back they caught
one in the edge of the river
Nell has got to be a pretty
hard boy he likes whisky
to well for his own good
orders has come to march
next week we are to be paid
off before we go we expect
to go to kentucky you wanted
I should write what the letter
of our Company it is not
lettered yet but it will be
likely to be A I will write
when it is established
we may go through
Battle Creek when we go
if we do I will write
just before we start
my head aches so hard
I shal have to stop writing
yours in the cause of
liberty
From Robert Rogers
To Helen Rogers
