Head quarters 21^st Reg Mich

Inf Camp on Stone River Tenn. Feb. 1^st /63

 

Dear Frank I have delayed writing for some time hoping that I should get a letter so that I could answer it but I have waited in vain for almost a week and as it was Sunday I thought I would improve a few leasure moments in writing we are all well that is all that are with the Reg. there was a death in the Co. Malcom Enos he used to live to Mr Lawrances I  I wish you would try and inform Mr. Lawrance in some way by word or letter he died yesterday that is 31^st of Jan. he was well and stood the march as well as any man from / Louisville to Nashville and just before we started for this place he began to fail but did not give up untill after the Battle but he was not fit to do duty for 6 weeks before his death he went into the Regimental hospital and he has just run down ever since untill he got his honorable discharge he was thought a good deal of by the whole Co. he had a brother wounded at Perryville Battle our Orderly Abram Vreeland came to the Reg last evening he was taken prisoner in Kentuckey and Parolled it seemed as though I was at home to hear from old Mich I dreamed about Home all night last night he brought the news of the Death of Jonas Sweet he died some time this month in Nashville (Jan) he brought the word that Lew Robinson was discharged and was agoing to start Monday probably he will be there before you get this I am / glad of it for when he went away I was afraid that he would never get well but if he can get Home and get taken good care of and change climate and Diet I think he will get better. Abe did not know how tip was but I heard that he was a getting better. Eber Rose got a letter last night which stated that our folks had not heard from us for a long time I have writen Excepting just after we started from Nashville and there I had no chance of writing but as soon as the Battle seaced long enough I found an old novel and tore out the Blank leaves and wrote you a little enough to let you know that we were safe but about that time the Rebs tore up the Railroad and perhaps the mail was lost or delayed but I hope you wont worry about me for it wont make the matter any / better and will make it a good deal worse for you oh I had almost forgot to tell you about Rance his Health is miserable he has been a running down for a long time he is with the co. but is not able for duty Wm got a letter from Dennis yesterday he is a writing to day to Father I wrote about three days ago to Father and one to Amanda there is no news of importance here at present I just wish you could see how a paper is read and re’read one of the boys got a package of papers last night and he has had more than fifty aplications to read them well I must bring this to a close you must write often for you cant tell how I want to hear from home and I want you to write what all of them are a doing good Bye for this time give my love to all this from

your Affectionate Husband Arza

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