Rec^d June 8 pm

 

9 P.M.

Camp of 5^th Rg^t Ohio V.I.

Near Cassville Georgia

May 22^nd 1864.

 

My Dear Friend

                        We left Bridgeport Ala on the 3^rd of May and joined the main army near Ringgold previous to the general forward movement

 

            Our Division was engaged at Rocky Face Mountain on the 8^th inst and lost about 300 in an attack on the enemy at dug road gap for the purpose of diverting the attention from the flank movement then being made by M^cPherson. We were again engaged on the 15^th at Resaca and forced in Johnsons left right he retreated on the following day

 

            during the night of the 15^th our Reg^t went out to a / Rebel work which contained 4 guns. dug through the work and brought out the pieces from under the nose of their owners who were lying in their trenches covering the fort.

 

            I think Hooker did the hardest fighting at Resaca all is going well the rebs give way as we advance Johnson is making a stand at Iron Mountain about 11 miles in our front

 

            I think we will flank him and drive him back on Atlanta my health is good

                                                                       

My respects to all

Yours James Clarke

5^th Rg^t O.V. Infantry

1^st Brig 2^nd Divis 20^th Army Corps

 

Mr E. Preston

                                                                       

we move in the morning at 4 A.M.

                                                                       

please write 

 

May 26^th

another battle is going

on  my company has lost 19

 

I am all right yet

Thank God

 

Total loss in Reg^t

  3 killed

13 wounded

  6 missing

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