Below is a sampling of letters written during the Civil War by Justus G. Matteson to his future spouse Mary Louise Hatch taken from a collection of about 60 letters included in the book "Civil War Campaigns of the 10th New York Cavalry" by Ron Matteson, which details the actions of the 10th New York Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War.

See also A Matteson in the Civil War.

July 10, 1863
December 3, 1863
May 22, 1864
June 27, 1864
August 3, 1864
November 4, 1864
December 4, 1864
March 28, 1865

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