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Regiment: 8th Michigan Cavalry
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Camp Stocton Jan 24/63
Absent Sister
I will write a few lines
to you to let you know
that we are well at present
and hope you the same
we have had a muddy time
of it since we have been here
there has been about one weeks
but its about gone again there is
about seven hundred in our
Regiment now they say we will
twenty five dollars of our Goverm
nt bounty next week I have
written a letter to Uncle
Lymans Sowles and one to home
since I have been here but I hae
not received any answer yet
the health of the Camp is good
they commenced building
quarters for the officers this
morning
I can not twll when I
shal get a chance to come home
I can not think of much to
write Write as you get this
Direct your letters to
Camp Stocton, Mt Clemens
Michigan
in care of Captain Buck
From your Brother
Robert
