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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
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Chattanooga
April 27 1864
Met
Seing I had
not received a letter
from you in a good while
I thought I would
write one to you I haven’t received
any answer to my last
letter yet I haven’t had
any letter fo two weeks
or more I guess you have
forgotten mee I havent
had any letter from home
in some time rather. I
think if you have forgotten me I will
mearly remind you that
I am a live yet and
well as usual enjoying
my self as well as
can be expected
considering the sircumstances
which ar pretty favoerable
if a fellow is well that
is the most I care a bout
I can get a long sogerin
if I am only well and
I have been blessed with
good health so far
it is getting pretty warm
here now I don’t know
how I will stand the
warm weather but I guess
I will stand it all right
I have to work the most
of the time now our company
is building a large
magazine 70 by an 100 feet
wee have been to work on
that for quite a while
we are building it of
brick a cover it with dirt
and gravel it will
bee fire proof cabin is
at work at the mill
yet he likes it first
rate he says it is very
healthy work I would
like to be thare my
if I had a good job
Ike is getting most well
he is out a round consider
able he has been quite sick
I suppose you will be going
to school pretty soon
I hope you will have a
good school and a good
time I would like first
rate to be thare my self
but I supos I shall have
to wait till the war is
over I don’t hardly think
that will be mor than
a year I hope not any
how I received a letter
from Mary B the other
day she was well she said
and enjoy ing her self first
rate I am glad of
that I hope she has got
a good home I believe
you never have told me
who was going to be your
teacher this spring at Lamont
I was very sory to hear
that Mart was dead poor
fellow he was a vitom
of rebellion with thousands
of others we haven’t lost
but a few men out of our Co.
but company K has lost quite
a number since I came her
mostly new recruits it is getting
dark and my sheet is full
so don’t forget to write
write once a week any way good by
for this time George S
[On Envelope:]
Miss Meriette Hutchins
Coopervill
Otawa Co
Michigan
