[This letter appears to have been written by Joh Wesley Williams]

Camp Georgia neare [June 7, 1864]
atlanta
Dear Wi bee loved wife I hav
a rieved at this an found all
the boys heare and I like the
plase better than I thoght I wold
I am well satisfide as a man cold
bee and wee got heare time enuff
hit is all right with us and old joe
Brown I hav saw a heap since I
left home I come from athens to
atlanta with two yankeys tha caught
neare white county and there is
lots heare in this plase the armey
is 35 miles from us but wee
can heare the cannons all the
time when tha fighting but
you nead not to bee oneasey a
mee fore tha say tha wont pu
t us in the fight fore johson [1]
has got 2500 men that
he hant never put in to the
fight and we
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will just hav to gard
som plase dont bee on easey
the boys is all in good
hart and is livley
I want you to nock along with
yore crop the best you can tel
I come home I will come bee
fore long tha are furlow
ing the fift of every com
paney home at won time
I met w > crump a going home and
ef yo can see him he can tel more
than I can wright I saw dannel
fullbright Capt Chitwood and john
ayers warren maberry an tha
are all up and a bout an will
get well I heard that jim
ward was kild in this fight up
heare tel uncle davs folks that
henry and james ayers is both heare
in our regment I [want] you to
see ef Mem crumpe is a goin
to make up that money or
not
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and if he is I want you to
get his note or get uncle
dave to get hit for you and
ef he wont wright to mee what
he ses about hit I hav no more
nuse of importance to wrigt
at this time I will wright to
you a gaine and I want yo to
wrigt to mee and direct yore
to camp georgia neare atlanta
in ceare of captin
payne the 4 regement ga malitia
to James wadkins Co F I want
yo to wright to me as soon as yo
get this letter this leavs mee
well and harty and hope that these few
lines will come safe to hand and
find you all well I want yo all
to do the best yo can tel I come
home so I will close I remain
true husban untel death June the 7
Jame Wadkens Frankey wadkens
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Camp Geor gia near
atlant
Dare friend a word to yo
I hav found our home out
heare but I want to stay
at home as long as yo can there
is men enuff our heare now
atlanta is so just as full as hit
can bee wes williams ses there
is so maney tha are in won a
nother way tha can about
wright to me jes and I will do
the same tel John Poe he
had better in that shop
for there ant no details out
heare the tale part is heare but
the de part has gon to the ware
tel him to right to mee and
wess and wee will the same
wess williams is will send a little
nuse in the letter and yo can send
it down to his paps J Wadkens
J W W to his friends