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Regiment: 9th Michigan Cavalry
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September the 10 1864
In Camp Near Decator
Georga
8 Miles from
Atlanta
Wall Sina As I recived a letter from
you last nite I will seat myself
this morning to Write an answer
to it and will say I was glad
to her from you once more and
to her you was well for I am
in Good helth Now Sina I was
sorow to here that things was
rong at home but you never
told me what was the trobel
with you and the old folks but
Sina you can do for the best and
that is all any one can do as for
me I am in the land of troubel
and you are in land of peace so I
cant tend to bothe so I will
leave you to tend to that part
and I to this so you can do as
you are a minto there Sina you
said you was a goin to Adren
and then was coming south to
work out in some Hospital I
want you to do as you think best
Sina but if I was to say any thing
about it I would say it is no
place for any respectabel woman
I dont care whoo she is for there
no woman would come down
her a mong 5 or 6 thousand
men not a woman in 20
miles of there this is my
a pinion on the subject
for I have ben there and seen
it any woman cant come
into Camp in a Hospital
but what she has goto
fite her way out this is so for
I have seen it you may
think that all the men in the
Hospitals is down but it ant
so some is as well as ever for
they have ben there and got
well and detaild there is lots
of Hores in Camp all the
time Hore masters to so every
thing is rite Nancy Thompson
knew how it was she would
stay at home you know
Sina Wren Smith told you
it was no place for you
no any other woman so you
can do as you think best
I want you to be good
girl and I will do the same
I wish you could see some of
the fine Housen stuff
that our men distroyed in
Atlanta Sina wall Sina we
have gon into camp for
a while now and so i will
write oftan as I can and want
you to do the same Will you
Sina
Wall Now Sina I
Will close for now
and will wait for a
answer from you Sina
every thing is quiet
here now our Armey
is in camp now to
wrest for a while
for this campain has
ben a hard one on the
men so no more
for now from A H Wiser
to L. M. Wiser Good By
drect by the way of
Nashville tenn rite soon
Sina my pet
[On Envelope:]
Mrs. Lucian Wiser
Coldwater Branch
Co
Mich
A H W Co I 9 Mich Cav
