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Creator/Title
Ramsdell, Charles H., 1843-1864. Letters, 1862-1863, undated. 3 items.
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Mss. C R
Content
A corporal in Co. C of the 18th Michigan Infantry, Ramsdell writes to his brother Ira, in Adrian, Michigan, from Kentucky. He discusses currency issues, the mail system, and requests newspapers from home in his 1862 letter; in 1863 he describes military rations in detail and reports the regiment was ordered to march in support of Col. Frank Wolford's Kentucky Cavalry. In an undated fragment he urges his brother to find a substitute if drafted. He confesses that he slipped out of camp and stole some potatoes, adding that he is well and "fat as a pig." He admits, while not homesick yet, he has "seen some tough times."