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Regiment: 1st Michigan Engineers
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Chattanooga Tenn
Sept. 16” 64
Friend Herbert
Your favor
of the second came duely to hand
finding me in excellent and
spirits. I am very much pleas-
ed to know that your health
has so far improved as to allow
you to exercise a little and hope
ere long your full strength may
return. In looking over the
history of your sickness it is plain
that you have had a very hard
time in it. and now if you
should recover in a reasonable
length of time we may be thank-
full that you have escaped so well,
and I trust that I shall be able
to reforce with you that affec-
tious is good.
I am beginning to feel anxious
to see you, but the prospect of
such an event seems poor.
I am much pained to
know of your Aunt’s illness
Her portion of affliction seems
large. I shall endevour to write
to her and others of your Folks
if time can be obtained: though
lately I have had much to do
You did not mention
William which I wish you
would do when ever you write.
I received a letter from
Miss Snyder a few days since
with the regards of herself and
sisters to you and a request
from Mrs Leonard (formly Winslow)
that you continue your correspon-
dence with her; to which I made
the following reply. I shall
write to Mr. Whitworth next
week, when I shall mention
Mrs Leonard case, to which I
am sure he will attend on ac-
count of his strict attention to
the demands of friendship.
I urge you to continue with her for
the reason that she is a Ladie of
talents and education and her style
of construction and manner of
thought will always be good besides the
general interest she may supply you
with. I recommend you to secure such
correspondents as for as propruty will
permit for the above reasons.
No changes have occured in
the disposition of the Regiment lately.
A quite a number of Recruits have arriv-
ed, and been assigned to companies.
No more, Yours truly,
Wallace M. Probasco
Herbert Whitworth Co “D”
Co “K”
