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Regiment: 9th Michigan Cavalry
Battles Mentioned:
Historical Figures: John H. Morgan
July the 19 1863 [chewed away]
Wall my dear wife i
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a letter from you last
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and was glad to hear fro
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you and to hear that you
was injoying your self i think
when i hear from you that
i wood like to be there but
i cant so i will stay hear
and say no more a bout
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i expect to stay hear
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servis until there
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secsh in this part
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and until this
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closed i expect
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until i am
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or di i cant tell
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and dont care for
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part wall we are in
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an old Camp fry
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south of lexington
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a few of ous who was som
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[chewed away] levenum when the
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[chewed away] the fite i was sick
[chewed away] had ben for 2 weaks
and munt we was sent
to the Convelesen Camp
but we did not stay
long there i tell you
but i am so i am a round
a gain munt is sick in
the hospitle that ridgment
[chewed away] john morgan
[chewed away] they folowed him
[chewed away] miles and are after
[chewed away] i expect we
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[chewed away] o tell lory jan
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[chewed away] riting i could
[chewed away] every word as fast
[chewed away] speak i think
[chewed away] of that letter and
would like to
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a letter but i can
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hant no paper
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envelops nor no
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to by with this i
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or one of the boys i would
like to rite to father and
mother larabee but i
cant on this a count
but i think of them
when i lay down on
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blanket to sleep
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like to be there to
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some of them
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made in to a
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wouldant i i
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should wall luc
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you rote a good
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this time it
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feel good i was
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git them stamps
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to rite to you keep
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good chear i will when
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git well a gain so i can
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[chewed away] like a colt this
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[chewed away] wall i will tell
[chewed away] i injoyed the
[chewed away] the forth of
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oclock we was all orderd
to sadle our horses and
to start for levnum
where morgan was burning
the town we reached
[chewed away] the 5 morning
[chewed away] 8 oclock and
[chewed away] fite it began
[chewed away] about 2 hours
[chewed away] morgan run he
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[chewed away] ky and our sergent
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[chewed away] a way and are back
[chewed away] hear all of your boys
[chewed away] 20 ky was peroled
[chewed away] one of them
was kiled the rebels
nocked them in the
head with ther guns
then our boys
chast them into
indania then from
there to ohio there
[chewed away] he is stoped and they
[chewed away] have him and his
[chewed away] forces there i
[chewed away] sent back to this
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[chewed away] my love to all
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the rest of my folks
they are all my as
well as yours i think
tell lory jane
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i feel proud of
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letter Sina you
drect as you have
ben drecting they will
folow the ridgment
Sina dont mind me
and think i am never
coming back
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shall come a
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i can you said
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you was com
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hear to see me i
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like to see you
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but i think you
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not better come
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not safe so no
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good by good by
Sina this is from A H
to lucina M. Wiser Wiser
