Camp near Atlanter Aug
the 8 /64 Dear wife I imbrace
the oppor tunity of droping
you a few lines which leaves
mee not verry well tho I
am better than I have bin
hoping theas few lines will
come to hand in dew time &
find you well and dooing well
I hant got much nuse to rite
at present wea are a sea ing
hard times wea get tolerab[?] [1]
plenty to eat such as it is
Corn bred & bacon & beaf we[a?]
are a sea ing har[d] times wea are
on dutey every d[a]y or nite
wea have bin in the ditche[s?]
18 days & wea have to eat and
sleep rite in the ditches al[l?]
the time hit rand nite be
fore last so hard that
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every thing that we had got
rite wet tha ize a grate many
of ours men a runing a way
every nite and a grate many
ize sick in the horsepitle
Jonce left this morning
Cab Chitwood got Shot
threw the hand yisterday
morning & hea will come
home in a few days Frankey
I got a letter from you
dated the 20 of July which
I was glad to her from you
& here that you was well
& if you need any money
you [??] take some ove them
notes and collect it I dont
now whether this will goe
threw or not rite as son as this
comes to hand I will rite more
next time James Adkins F wadkins
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tel Mrs Crump that Him &
wel ize both well