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Regiment: 5th Michigan Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
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Camp 5th Mich Infy
Feb 22nd 1865
Friend Rufe
I have remained so long silent
since I received your letter. that you have
doubtless formed the opinion in this that I
was not going to write you. Yours was receiv
-ed in due time and I commenced to answer
it but was called to perform some duty and
did not get at it again. for I am rather
inclined to be negligent with my correspondence
Rufe since my last we have been in camp
most of the time and have only moved
once which was the late morning to the left
the nature which you doubtless have learned
through the papers long
[ ? ] this. Our Regt wasnot
engaged but by in the 2
nd line of Battle where
bullts come rather thick is he pleasant at
least to me only three were wound
[ ? ] Sergt
Filo Chubb Co C Duck Allen Co C and one from
one of the right Cos. We received a letter from D K
Halsey last wekk. He is paroled and at An
-napolis
[ ? ] He was wounded through the left
breast and is just getting so he can get about
the yard. He sent a list of Names of those
that were taken the same time that
he was among them is Herman Schmidt
but Dave did not state if he was parol
ed or not the most of them yet remain
prisoners. He also says there was a William
Roberson died in prison a member of the
5
th Mich. I think it must have been
Whiskey Bill for we hear here nothing from him
since his capture.
There has been a great change in the Regt
since you left it. In January the Mich
men of the 1
st [ ? ] S.S.S. were assigned to
[ ? ]
Regt and yesterday the Mich regen of the
2
nd Vo S.S.S. were assigned to us. So you see the
have nearly as many Regts as the 60
th
New York and the regt already shows the effect
of consolidation
[ ? ] Sergts there reduced for Strg
-ling in the
[ ? ] more.. Maj Roat has been
premated to Sgt Col and Capt Shook is maj
the line officers at preserve I will not men
tion sufficeit to say they are worse then any
previous ones us have had since I have been
a member of the regt
Well Rufe what do you think of the war for
my part I think it is playing out fast enough
for Sherman seems to be marching unenlisted
you might say where ever he c
[ ? ] lose might
a telegraph depatch was read to us announcing
the enacnation of Charleston
B[ ? ] has been quite a number home on
furlough this winter. Mr. Wilson returned a few
days ago. and Allen Hicks is home now. Dam
-mons is going in two or three days. The next
two are Butten and myself but I am afraid the
order will be revoked before the other two returns
Geo Dewey has returned to the Co and is
the same old leadhead as usual Michael Stepleton
was court Martialed and reduced to the ranks
He fell in a hole a few nights ago and sprained
his ankle otherwise the Co are enjoying excellent
health. Charley Chapman has got his discharge
Butten got a letter this morning from Daff
Orven stating that he had lost his wife and
was left alone to ream again Rufe I will
close this by send my best respects hoping to
hear from you soon The boys all gain no
sending their respects.
I remain your friend
and fellow soldier
Geo A. Turner
ER Frank
