Michigan Civil War Collection

Camp near Brandy Station Virginia April 21st/64 Well Julia I received yours of the 10th on the evening of the 17th just one week from the time that you wrote it and I thought that it was a bully old letter I like to receive such as them for there is something worth reading when you I get them Some of the boys think that I get more than my share

Camp near Brandy Station Virginia April 14th/64 Dear Wife Although it seems a long time since I have heard from you I think it cannot be a great while since you have heard from me for I have written every week according to promice, I received one from you the 2nd and answered it the 3rd and on the 8th wrote again

Camp near Brandy Station Virginia April 8th/64 Dear Julia I have written to you once since I heard from you but thought that I would write again not knowing when I should hear from you but hope it will be before you receive this I received one from Mary night before last but she did not write how my family were not in particular but said the folks were all well I would like to her very much.

Camp near Brandy Station Virginia April 3rd/64 Well Julia I received yours of the 27th last night it was but five days a comeing from Howell here, I have just eat my breakfast and now I am a gowing to write a few lines to let you know that I am well and able to do duty and eat all of my rations

Camp Near Brandy Station Virginia April 1st/64 Dear Wife I received yours of the 23rd last night was glad to hear that my little family were well as this leaves me at present George was a little disappointed when he opened the letter and saw that it was for me I was not with them that evening I was on gard I had come off and was in the gard house to sleep

Camp Bullock Virginia March the 29th /64 Dear Wife I thought that I would write a few lines in reply to your ever welcome letter of the 20th I received it the 27th was glad to hear that you and Freddie were so smart. how I would like to off seen him dressed up in his pants and short dress that Sunday a making fun for you.

Camp Bullock March 27th 64 Dear Wife I must tell you that I have got back to my Regiment I came back yesterday feel pretty smart but not able to do very hard duty but shall be in a few days, I had not been in camp not more than one hour before who should come in but Thomas and Watson dident

1st Division Hospital Near Brandy Station March 23rd 1864 Dear Wife I have nothing to do so I though that I would try this after noon and write you a few lines to let you know that I am about the same as well hope that they may find my little family the same or doing well I am quite anxious to hear from you for I am troubled some nights in my sleep

1st Division Hospital near 1864 Brandy Station Virginia March 19th Dear Wife To day is the 19th day of March In the year eighteen sixty four I have written three times to you this month And am a going to write more I am here in the Hospital yet And fell quite content I think I had as lives be here As with my Regiment

1st Division Hospital near Brandy Station Virginia March 17th 1864 Well Julia I feel pretty well to day hope these few lines may find you in good health and spirits I have felt better ever since Monday maybe you would like to know what makes me feel so well I will tell you, Monday morning the 14th Daniel Smith came to the Hospital and fetched me three letters two from you and one from James

Division Hospital near Brandy Station Virginia March 15th 1864 Dear Friends I say friends still you seam more like Parents to me I thought that I would try and write a few lines to you to let you know where I am and how I am I am in the Hospital yet but so as to be around I have not drilled but two half days since I came to Virginia when we first came here it was very cold

Division Hospital near Brandy Station March the 10th 1864 Dear Wife I thought that I would write to you again to see what the trouble was that I cannot hear from home I have written this will be six letters home and have received one that was written the 11th of Febuary have not received any since

March the 3rd 1864 Division Hospital near Brandy Station Va Dear Wife I thought that I would try and write you a few lines to let you know that I have been quite sick with the Inflamtion on the lungs I was taken the 24th of Febuary I stopped in tent with the boys until Saturday 27th then I went to the Camp Hospital stopped there on day and one night then was moved to the Division Hospital near Brandy Station

Headquarters of 5th Michigan Infantry Camp Bullock Va. Febry 24th 1864 I hereby certify that Simeon B. Merrill Pvt has been duly enlisted and mustered into the service of the United States as a Soldier and has been assigned to Co. G. in said Regiment and is now on duty here and that his family is entitled to Relief [ ? ] Geo. W. Rose Capt. Commdg Co. G.

Febuary the 23rd 1864 Camp Bbullock near Brandy Station Virginia Dear Wife I received your letter Sunday the 21st that you wrote the 11th was glad to hear that you were all well as this leaves me at present we have just got our little log Cabbin done so that we live very comfortable now but we have had pretty hard times it has been very cold wether here for a few days if it is in Old Virginia

Washington Feb 14th /64 Dear Wife It is Sunday morning but it does not seam much like it here I am well hope this may find you the same we left the fort last Wednesday the 10th in the morning a Steamer came down took us up to the City and there we took the cars for Toledo from there to Cleveland from Cleveland to Pittsburg here we left the cars and was marched into the nicest Hall that I ever saw

Fort Wayn Feb 5th 1864 Dear Wife I thought that I would write a few lines to let you know that I am well I heard from home last night bye way of Elisha Wright he said that he saw Dr Schnylen last Sunday he told him that Fred had been very sick but was better then he said that he you did not think that he would live.

Fort Wayne January 30th /64 Well Julia it is Saturday afternoon and time that I let you know where I was and how I was I am well and hope this [ ? ] find you and Fred better then you were when I left we had a pleasant time a getting here and it is pleasant here and nothing to do and plenty to eat tonight George Elliott myself and some of the Howell Boys have gotto go on guard