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Regiment: 7th Michigan Cavalry
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Sunday Morning April 5th Easter Sunday. It is Souther
Sunday to me. I suppose you will consume the eggs and
maple molasses. The snow is a foot deep this morning and
still it comes. This is horrible, for the sunny South.
The old bach that has allways lived in the home
says that he never saw the like before, They lay it
all to the war out here, The man and his brother
that live here. Used to have 40 niggers; they have one
now; The old bach is saying that his father has
whipped him more than he ever whipped his
niggers. You must not think any body can go as thy do in
Paris, for there is picket guards evry mile or two, and
you cant get out without a pass from their General in Camp
I hear it reported that a call is made for 300,000 more
men, I think they will have fun in enforcing the
conscription Eggs are 40 cts I can get a good meal here
in this house for 50 cts. but I guess I will go down to
the camp, and eat, I drawed Fresh beef, bread ham +c., sugar
coffee, rice.
[ ? ] potatoes, Tea, Cornmeal +c. if we had
a good ham to cook in, we would be all right. we have
a spendid cook stove, Dr. Sherman has been unwell for
a few days past is better this morning Dr Upjohn stands
it better than any man in the Regt. I will dry up
and go to breakfast. I shall stay in hour to day after
I get back from camp. Good morning, Write soon
Tell me what kind of weather you have to day
Bud
