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Regiment: 22nd Michigan Infantry
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Camp Ella Bishop
Lexington March 19th 1863
Much respected
friend Harriet I take this opportunity of writing to you in answer to the
one I recived the 15th of this month. I began to think you had forgotten
me for you did not write in so long a time. I am well at present hopeing
these few lineswill find you well and enjoying youself as well as possible.
You said you would like to have me attend your last days school. I wish eo
to then I would have a chance to see some of my old schoolmates once more
but there is no use of wishing that wont make us eny nearer to geather
I sometimes sit here in the tent thinking of the comforts I once
enjoyed and now on the account of this cursed war I am deprived of them.
That makes me mad enough so if onley had the power I would tare down the
whole southern confederacy. Well Harriet to day it is raining a verry
little just enough so we cant drill, but there has been some of the nicest
weather I ever saw the citizens around here has got all their gardens
planted and the peach trees are almost ready to blossom. There is not
meny orchards in Kentucky, but when you find on it is pretty large I know
of one that has 80 acres in. That I call a large orchard. Well I dont
know as I can think of much more at presant there is a good meny sick
at the presant time but I hope they will soon get well so that they can do
duty for it is hard for them that is well to do the whole. Harriet I wish
we could have the fun over again that we had one year ago last Christmas
I should think Charley would remember that day if he ever remembered eny
thing. I know i shant forget it for one while and I guess you wont neither.
Hattie I want you to send me your picture if you will then I will send you
mine before a great while. I want to see how your face looks once more
then I wont forget how you look. I see so meny niggers out here that I
almost forget how the firends in Conway look but I hope this war will
come to a close before a great while so I can come back to old Michigan
Well Harriet I cant think of eny thing more at presant so you will
have to excuse me for this time write soon and dont fail so good bye
from your friend and
well wisher
Andrew Wickman
if you will try and send me your likeness
Andrew Wickman
Andrew J. Wickman
Harriet L. Sabin
friends for
ever
