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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Cavalry
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Historical Figures:
St. Louis 1861
Camp Benton Dec. the 25
respected friend It is with pleasure that I take up my pen to adress you. I hope
you will excuse my tardy ness. I have been quite busy and they say better late
than never. My health has been good since I came here and I hope this will find
you the same. Our swords were not good and they are going to be sent back and we
will have rifles. They are shoeing the horses and I think that soon as we get out
arms and our horses shod we will march farther south. We have very nice weather
here. This has been rather a dull Christmas it is so mudy. My Christmas dinner
was roast beef and bread and watter. My supper was bread and meat and coffee. When
our horses are inspected there will be some of them thrown out. There has two died
out of our Company and there is three or four more that will go home after pay day
which will be the first of January. It is geting late and I am on guard to night
so I must close.
You must be shure and answer this directly for I will be selfish enough not
to give you as long as I have taken.
So I will wish you a happy New Year, bid you good by and close
from your friend
Thomas Wasson
Ps Direct your letter to Thomas Wasson Co. C second rejiment Mich. Cavalry
Benton barricks St. Louis MO. and it will follow the rejimint.
