Othniel Gooding Letter : December 13-18, 1863

Gooding tells a story about Union soldiers in his regiment (presumably) tricking Confederate supply wagons to cross Union lines so they could seize the goods. Gooding tries to clarify the role of the Michigan 4th Cavalry Regiment in the war, since the newspapers rarely acknowledge them. He also describes his surprise at encountering a Southern woman who asked him for some chewing tobacco.