Co. K 10th Mich V.VI
	In front of Savannah. Ga.
		December 16th 1864

   Dear Mother 
		Having an 
oportunity to send mail I thought 
I would drop you a few lines to let 
you know that I am well. We are 
on picket to day and I have not 
much time before the mail goes out 
Tom Holton was killed on the 29th 
Of November near Louisville. Ga. 
He was out foraging and was 
captured and shot through the 
head with a revolver. we recovered 
his body and buried it as 
well as we could. The Rebels killed 
all our men that they captured
we lost about twenty out of 
our Regiment. It would be 
to tedius a job to give you the 
details of the march besides 
I have not got time. We have 
been here five days the 17th Corps 
has gone to open communications 
with the coast and I guess they 
have done it as the Suply train 
went out yesterday we are only 
eighteen miles from the coast. 
I have my money all right to 
send to you as soon as it is 
safe. Sergeant Bryan is going 
to write to Tom's wife if you see 
her you can tell her of his death. 
It is excedingly warm down 
here we have not seen a bit 
of snow yet and what sounds 
strange to me is to hear the 
frogs singing in the night just 
the same as in the summer. 
Well Mother I shall have to 
close this as the mail goes 
out in a few minuits

Give my love to Father and 
be1eive me your affectionate 
son 
	William Bostock