Mariater Ga June the 14 64
Dear wife I again try to rite
you a line to let you no that
I am yet a live and well tho
I have had a ruf time for the
last week it has bin raning
ever since may and it has bin
a auful time to Cook I havent
bin dry in a week til last
night I think it is goin to clear
off you wold say that it wold
kil us but we can take it like a
hog an not hurt us the fight
is stil goin on our men have bin
holding thir ground for som time
tho I cannot tel how long they
will hold it i think that they
will have to fal back to chattahooch
river be fore long our Captain got
wonded yestoday thar is but fiew
killed or wonded for the time
tho I do not no what will bea
dun son
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I recievd your kind favor of Jun
the 5 in due time and was glad to
hear from you and mary and to
hear that you was all well
and doing well I hope those lines
will find you enjoying the
same blessing I sent you a letter
the other day if you get it I am
out of paper I am a shamd to try to
rite on this paper but maby you
can read som of it tel M B and
Mary they must not think hard
of me for not riting to them
for I have no paper nor time to
rite tel huldy that I saw
S M a day or too ago and he was
well and fat tho I havent saw
the Company in a bout 20 days
we ar in a bout 5 miles of them
all the time you must rite
oftain so no more far well dear wife
W. P. Mangum to L C Mangum