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Regiment: 13th Michigan Infantry
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Camp near Corinth Miss
May 26 1862
Friend Jennie
I received your
letter a few days ago and
was glad to hear from you
it being some time since
I have heard from you.
I am well now and
stand the hardships very
well. I am now three
miles from Corinth Missippi
and have been expecting
a battle for sometime
but when I do not know
our army have been making
preparations for some time
they have thrown up
15 miles of Breastworks
and have got them allmost
surounded and they are
getting in a tight place.
Our Regt was out on Picket
guard a few days ago and
our Company was attacked
By the Rebels some two hundr
and about 60 of us. they came
out from the woods and
yelled out Surender you
D—n yankees, but we fell
back
[ ? ] returning the
fire Briskly finely their fun
turned and we drove them
back killing some and took
three of them Prisnors
the fire was kept up all
day at some distance they
never came the second time
one of our boys was shot
through the arm and
one was shot three times
once in the head once in the
shoulder and in the arm
our Capt was shot through
the catrige box but did not
hurt him any.
I tell you we had a warm
time for a while but
we stuck to it like
good fellows if we had
not our company would
all been taken Prisnors
they was within ten Rods
of us Part of the time but
we took the advantage some
as there was a number
of large trees to shelter
us from the balls that
flew thick and fast for
three or four hours
when the great Battle will
commence I cannot tell
but before a great while
I think we will be
[ ? ] in cleaning
them out.
I got a letter from home
about two weeks ago Edward
had been sick but the rest where
all well
I was surprised to hear that
Mr Raymond was Married
I must come to a close with
this. give my respects to all
write soon and often and
you will oblige very much a
Soldier friend, on the Borders
of Misisipi and if I live to
get through this you will hear
from me again
I remain truly
an old friend and school mate
F D Root
To Miss Mary J Dunton
