Mrs. H.J. Holmes
Fentonville
Gen. County
Michigan

	Camp of 8th Mich Vols
	    Crab. Orchard. Ky
		Sept 8th 1863

	Dear Brother  it is a
long time since I have recd
a letter from you. I do wish 
you would write and tell
me what part of the
World you may be found in
I dont know as you will
ever get this but I will
try. Mother said in her last
that she had had a letter
from you and you was well
I am glad to hear that. she did
not say whare your wer, but
I saw by the Papers the
other day that the 7th Your Regt
wer in N Y. doing Guard
duty. well you will see by
this that Our Regt is Back

in Old Ky. again and you
may believe we are all glad
to get away from Missippi
for we had a very hard time
thare Our Jackson Campaign
was rough on us and it
was very sickly down thare
Diseas was more dangerous than
the Rebs Ball although they flew
rather thick around us at
Jackson but I came out
all tanned and am enjoying
as good health now
as I usually do. I hope this
will find you well.
I had a letter from Home
a few days ago all was
going on well thare
      Oh how does the [Girls?] get
along Alvah do you hear from
them now a days I had a 
letter from Miss Mary [illegible]
she writes a good letter

      she said you owed her
   a letter and she was looking
for one from you. yes and
I received one from another 
Miss. it is best for me not
to tell I guess so I will leave
it for you to guess.
		Do you hear from
the [illegible] Girls. I am quite
Anxious to know for I
think a good deal of those
				ce
Girls for the short acquaintan
I had with them
	Well Alvah I am pretty tired to night
and I guess I will close this and if
you get it please answer it and
I will try to do better next time
    You must be sure and write Home often and write
to me as often as you can tell me what kind of
time you have now. I think this Big fuss
will be settled soon before so at least
I remain Yur Affectionate Brother
Mr A.H. Marsh		B.F. Marsh


Address B.F. Marsh
		Co. G. 8th Mich Vols Infty
		Via	Cincinnatti Ohio


	Now-do_Write_often

	    Benjamin F. Marsh

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