august 2nd/ 64 atlanta georgia
my Dear wife Cantys Bregrade 29
and Sweet ala Regt vol, Co, C
Children I rite you
a few lines this Blessed sabbath
[eve?]ning to let you no I am well
at this time as common only i
am running off a little at my bowels
[but?] it ceeps me a little [???] yet
and i doe Pray to god these
few lines may come to you sweet
hand in a few days and find you
and the children well and do
ing well and a plenty to Eat
and to wear for it is more than
we get here i havent got much
news to rite and a good Eal to tho
i cant rite it if i could see you
i could tell you all a bout it
Every thing is verry still here
now we havent heard the roaring
of the Cannon nor the sound of
musketry for 2 or 3 days the yanks
is all gone and we dont no where
they have gone back to Chattanooga
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or a coming down through
alabama and i dont no which
our Brigade has been on a [re?]
[??????] for 13 days and a [???]ting
all that [time?] nearly
this is the 3 letter i have rote
you [since?] i left home and i
have got narrow answer yet
i am a geting verry anxious
to hear from you and the Children
[?????????] ar a coming
on we have don a heap of work here
[?????] a bout attlanta we
work day and nite it will
[tell?] in the 3 4 and 5 [generation?]
and [??????] havent heard from
father since i left him and if
you have heard from him since i
left home rite to me about him
direct your letter [thus?]
atlanta
Cantys Bregade from B
29 ala Regt Wright
Co, C to Lydia Jane
Wright