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Regiment: 2nd Michigan Infantry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures:
Nashville, Tenn.
July 30th 1864
Dear Sister Mary I arrived here
last Friday morning stoping the
remainder at the cities on our
way down I was very glad when
I arrived here for it was very
disagreeable traveling on account
of the dust. We remained in
Toledo half a day and then
started for Cincinati where
we remained one day and from
there we went to Louisville and
remained one day and then
started for Nashville where we
arrived Friday morning about eight
oclock. I spent the day looking
around the city and I dont like the
looks of the place at all I think
it would be a very disagreeable place
to live in some of the streets are
so narrow that a person can
hardly turn around and there are
very few nice houses in the city
I am working in the Quartermasters
department am receiving (45) forty
five dollars per month and board
but I can not tell you how I like
it for I havent been here long
enough to find out there is one
thing that I wont like and
that is the warm weather it
is a good deal warmer here than
it is in Michigan and I
thought it was warm enough there
how is the school getting along or
rather how are you getting along
with the school did the director
have any thing to say to you for
leaving your school those two days
I hope not at any rate. how manys
sails have you had since the boys
if you have I pity the one
that rowed you I dont know how
the other boys hands ae but ever
since I rowed down from the
Island my hands have been so
sore that I could hardly work
I notice that after Odell came I
didnt do much more and
if Don Laden have been so
accommodating or have liked young
ladies company so well he would
have done it all. The boys say it
was the best visit they ever had
and that there was only one fault
it was to short a stay. Odell spent
the day at our house Don
Mont Will and him self came
down to the cars and saw us
off. Mother felt very bad when
I was leaving but she did not say
anything for I felt bad to
for not having a longer visit
with her and with her you
I expected before I got home from
the war to have at least one month
visit you all but instead of that
I saw but very little of you or Mother
and didnt see Add at all but I
guess it will be all right in the
spring I just came from church
I saw quite a number of young
ladies but very few good looking
ones of all that I have seen
since I have been I have not
been able to find the Tennessee
girl that I heard so much about
while at home I am anxious to
see her and see if she is good looking
or not. You can tell Nettie that I
can not send her that picture yet
for the only girl that I knew in this
state dont know me now. Tell
Millie that I will write to her
soon. Enclosed you will find a photograph
of Curtis Give my love to
From your affectionate brother,
Ed A. Winchell
P.S. Direct to Nashville Tenn. And write soon.
[On Envelope:]
Miss Mary T. Winchell
Care of Drayton Plains
T. S. Winchell Mich
