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Regiment: 9th Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: Robert E. Lee
Camp at
Mount Olive Station
North Carolina
Wall my Dear and
not forgoten Wife as I
am in the best of helth
and feel in the best of
spiret I seat my ass
down to tell you of it
and to tell you I got
your kind letter dated
March the 26 and was
glad to here from you
and to here you was well
and to here you say you
was injoying yourself in
eating warm sugar up to
fathers I cant eat any
for it ant in this parts
Wall Sina now I say I
am glad the boys is drafted
for they ant any better to
come than hol was so I say
dam them that pais for a
substute for this dam
rebelion is got to be put
down or every man in the
North killed I say down
wither wither or all die try
dongt you my Gal o yes
the news is good now
richman is ours petersburg
to and these rebs down here
is cart so they have run a
way and we cant find them
so I cant see any use of there
running for they hant any
plase to go to for our men
is on every side of them
and just now one of the
men was saying lee had
surenderd his hole forse
but if he hant he will
have to soon I say
Sina I think this ware
will close before you git
this letter and I
will be on my way home
inside of six weeks Sina
for the rebs is deserting
fast than you can count
your fingers and toes
I can say ther will be
No more fiting I think
Now and Sina I would
like to send you some
money but I hant
Drawn any pay in 8
months None of ous
for we could not stop
to be payed off but
I will if I dont come
home in a short time
I will send it to you
when I draw and I think
it will be before long
Sina so I will say
to you to be a Good
Girl and write soon
Give my love to Salley
and Jake and my
hart and hand to Sina
forever and ever so I
will close for now
and say Good By
pet write soon
Drect A H Wiser
to L M Wiser
Drect A H Wiser
Co. G. 9. Mich Cav
Mount Olive Station
North Carolina
rite rite rite rite
soon soon soon soon
[On Envelope:]
Mrs. Lucina Wiser
Coldwater
Michigan