Atlanter Ga July the 28/64

 

            Dear Susan I once more take the pleasure of writen you a fu lins thes leaves me well the co is in tolible health Bud and Matt is well I am in hops that thes may find you all well I have not rote to you be fore in a weak as thare have ben no mail I dont no the reson as the roaid is yet all rite to West Point I have hearn that General Hood have stoped the mail I dont no that to be the cais though we have had no mail for 6 or 7 day I am in hops that we will get one be fore much longer   Susan I have no General news to rite and as for what we are a/doing I no but litle a bout it though thare have ben some veary hard fiten since we have ben hear we taken a bout 3000 Prisners since we have ben hear I think and we have had a heap kild and wonded I canot hear how meny our Brigaid have not ben in non of the hard fiten hear though I fear that we will get in to it yet I can hear it reported that the yankes is a goin back and we hav to try cut of theare sur plies if we try that I fear that we will get in to it deper than we can go with

a bout all the fiten we are a haven now is Picket fiten and sheling thare is a/good eal of that going on

 

I supose that the yankes have ben making a raid through don thare I am sory to heare of it though I am sory to say it though I be leave that we are a bout gon up I dont see any chance for us to drive them back and I fear that we are too Wicked to get help from our maker I can hardley help from just given up every thing when I see how bad we are a doing though I thank the Lord that he have spared my all most unprofitable life I will quit tha have coled for the mail      W A S

 

I wish I had time to rite more

 

[envelope: Mrs Susan Stephens/Lovina Ala/Direct W A Stephens/46 reg Ala volentears]

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