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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
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Contonement Springs
Sunday May the 28
th
Tenn
Ever time Dearly and beloved
friend Mariette
it is with the most good will
of my heart that I seat
myself in answer to your
kind note which I have
just recd but it surprises me
the most to think that you have not
heard from me only
by the way of others I
have written some 25
letters of which I write to
you 2 or three of them
and was waiting patiently
to get an answer from
them and now to think
that you have not got any
of them
I directed one of them
to Lamont one of them to
Berlin and now I will see
if this one will get to you
Meriette I am glad to hear that
you have taken your position
in the school room I would
like to go to school to so that I
could call you school masin
to however I will address you
as such at any rate I hope that you
will do a great deal of good for
you young urchins (as you call them)
oh I forget to tell you that I am
well but I guess it is not to late yet well
met I am so as to be around at
any rate I was when I got your
letter, I have been tough and hasty
every since I have been a soldier I
like the position of a soldier very
well all that I complain of is that
I have not seen any nice girles
since I cam to was especially a
school teacher I got a letter from
Mary I Brittein yesterday but
I had to write 2 letters before
I heard a word from her. I think
she is a pretty girl (dont you)
I love her that I do but I
think the most of my school
[ ? ]
well merriette it is getting very warm
down here now one camp is sit
uated just 5 miles east of
[ ? ]
on the bank of the river Thalsten
map for that river and not to think
that I am rite in sight of it well
Met there are great changes in this
one student changes his position
to a soldier and another student changed
her position to a school
[ ? ] such
changes are necessary once in
a while especially in this case
Thare one thing more that I must tell
you and that is I am writing under the
influence of love and thispering
my birth day perhaps that may
make some difference I am just
17 years old to day I wish you
was not any older I would fall
in love with you, I have as it is
but I expect I cannot make you
believe it
[ ? ] I have heard say that
a school
[ ? ] is so cross that
one can not make them believe
any thing only that they are abliged
but I guess it is not so with you
it least I hope not well I guess
I have talked nonsense long enough
so I will talk about the war
we are expecting the regiment
back every day I wish the boys
would come for I am getting
anxious to have something from
him. Who I mean John Marshall
an old friend. John who has nobly
enlisted to fight for his country
I wish I could see you Meriette
I think it is not for myself
[ ? ]
not coming home to see you before
I left but I thought I
[ ? ] till I come
home for good and then we will have a happy
meeting I guess that I have
[ ? ] enough
for this time so you must excuse this short letter
and write soon
my pen [rest is illegible]
signed and approved
by Floyd Lindsley Elijah Walcott
and you well wishes George to Met
Offically signed and
approved by Elijah Walcott
Floyd N Lindsey
John C Chilcote
and
George Lonbach
[On Envelope:]
Miss Mariette Hutchins
Lamont
Ottawa Co
Mich
