Feb the 14  1862

                                                            Camp Michigan, Va

                                                                        Miss. N. M. Miller

 

I take the present oppertunity to wright you a few lines to let you know that I am well at present and hope this may find you the same I have not heard from you for som time I be gin to think you have forgot to wright or dont in tend to wright any mor I would like to hear from all of the folks a round ovid Center for it is very lonsum hear you must wright and tell me how Mr Brand gits a long and all of the rest of the good lucking old batchlors and let me know/if you have ketched your kanery Bird yet I heard he had the measles but I hope he will git well you must wright Ed a good long leter for he feals very bad to think he is so far a way from the prity girls well Nancy you must not forgit to tell Mr Brand whar his fiels is well I think I have wrote noncence a nuf I will tell you a litle a bout war we ar stil in camp yet and have had no fiting to do ye it is very wet and mud hear this winter thar is a grait deal of sickness in camp at present the measles is the most of the sickness thar has three men dide within the last weeak I have not had them yet I expect that I will have them but hope not we think that we all can be home in too or three months for the Rebels is a bout gon up I dont think we ever will do a fite if we do it wont be a very big one I dont think I have not sen any of them things thay col Rebels yet well I must stop riting for this time you must xcuse this and write sune/

 

Ed sends Miss his love to you all

good by wright

 

Alvin M^cGowen

                                                Direct your leters

 

                                    Fifth Michigan Infantry Company G

                                                            Washington  D C

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