Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Bauter, Francis M., 1844-1922. Letter, 12 March 1862. ALS, 3 pp.
Call No.
Mss. C B
Content
A pnvate in Co. E of the 11th Michigan Infantry, Bauter (known as "Frank") writes to Abraham Smith from Shepherdsville, Ky. He describes the recent march from Bardstown, in rain and snow, "through some of the roughest country I ever saw." He adds the column forded several streams, some so deep the men had to swim across. Yet, he boasts, "I liked it first rate (.) it was fun for me." He reports the regiment has been dispersed to guard the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. His company, he continues, guards the Salt River Bridge. He describes nearby sulphur springs, where the men bath, and states that he and his comrades are well.