camp
near marietta
Georgia
Dear sister once more I seat
my self to answer your kingd
and welcom leter which came to
hand the 2 of this month which
found me wel and glad to hear
from you on the 25 of last month
we marcht to the frunt lines
at kinesaw mountain next
morning while we was geting
breckfast ben brown was
shot we had to la close in
our brest works the scrumishers
was fireing at the time
and the canon was sheling
the mountain we had to go
out on the <????>
<???> line
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at
nine oclock at
nite and stay til
the next nite we could not
go in day lite we had brest
works when we got in them
we could Stay al day Safe
I was on the scrumish line
the first of July and the
rebs thot tha wold drive us
A wa tho we let them no
that we was not easy drov
tha was A fraid to Spend
the fourth on the mountain
wher we was so near then so
tha left the 2 at nite and the
3 we started after them
July the 5 wel as we had to
march yesterda I did not get
to finish
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my
leter I wil finish
now I was sorrow to
hear that sam cooper was
sick tho I hope he wil get
wel soone I wold like very wel
to be at A pick nick tho it
wil be some time before I
get thair tho I hope this
war wil soon be over and
when my time it out I
think I wil spend some
time in resting tho I like to
soldier yet we hav some hard
times wel I dont no how
soon we wil march so I wil
stop riting I wil rite to
mary on the Ben <?> Cohee to
side rite Alapher
soon huffer

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July
the 5 1864
Dear Sister I recieved
fue lines and was glad
to hear from you I had not
herd from you for so long
I did not no wher you was
and I began to rite yesterda
and had to march I haint
much chance to rite now
we hav orders to rite and
hav our leters ready at ten
oclock if we staid here so
I ont no how soon we wil
Start tho you must
rite when ever you can and
I wil rite more next time
Ben Cohee to direct co H 12 reg
mary <everoad?> first brigade
fourth division
15 a c