Va

Camp near Potomac Creek Station

April the 6^th 1863

 

Dear Sister

                        I take my pen in hand to write a few lines to you hoping to find you all in good health as i am in at present I received a paper from you yesterday i was anxiously waiting for a letter from you i thought yous were all dead until i received the paper i got all safe through that great Cavalry fight but i can tell you it was a pretty hard one as John says i am very lucky because i dont get hit there was only two out of our companey was wounded and five or six of the regiment we had a great review to day all the cavalry belonging to the Army of the Potomac was out the President and Gen Hooker / and his Staff and pretty near all the Major Generals of the Army was there perhaps you will see it in the frank Leslie next week I seen a good many cavalry but i never seen more in one field togather than was there

 

our Colonel wanted to make us show better than any other regiment he bought us all white gloves

 

let me know when you write if there is any sign of a draft in New York I had a letter from John about two weeks ago and i didnt answer it yet i did not get paid yet we are expecting to get paid in a few days and it may be a month yet I have seven months pay coming to me at present It is something courios that i did not get only one of Marys letters and that / one was wrote to me at Harrison Landing I have not much more to say at present if continued it would be a history I must conclude by sending my love to you and Ferdinand and the children

                       

Direct to Michael Conklin

in care Capt Tumbler Co. A

4^th Pa Cav        Washington D.C.

                       

No more at present from your

Brother M. Conklin

 

Write soon

 

to F.A.C. i was going to say something only the conductors is exempt from the draft

           

Come in out of the draft or you will catch cold

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