In the Field near Little River Ala

                                                                                                October 21^st 1864

 

How do you like Gen Logans Speeches

Oh he is a trump old John A is I tell You

 

            My Dearest Mother

                                                Through the providence of Heaven I am again permitted an opportunity to scratch you a few lines to inform you that I am well & in good heart. I received two letters from you yesterday mailed Sept 30^th & Oct 17^th which brought to me that joy to which none can appreciate but a soldier far from home all he holds most dear. I was glad to hear that you had recovered from the sickness of which you spoke in your former letter. You cannot be too careful of your health specially now when there seems to be so much sickness at home I wrote you a short letter from Rome Ga Since then we have been marching ever since & from thence we went to Resaca our old Battle ground through Snake creek Gape then northward following close upon the heels of the Rebels. We came upon them at Fishers Gape in Taylors Ridge and had a small fight our Regt did the fighting loosing several men killed & wounded I was fortunate enough to escape unhurt again as I have done so often before It does seem Providential that I have not been killed long ago Three years and a month I have served my country most of the time in the field and in the front and I have to thank God that I am alive today and in good health. Wel as I was going to say we pushed on northward to within 48 mls of Chattanooga then look down the Chattanooga Valley and have / followed them till we are now in Alabama Little River. I presume some of our Copperhead friends north were laughing in their sleeves to think that Hood was drawing us back from Atlanta and threatening our common contry and I doubt not hopeing that we might be defeated and destroyed. But thank God they are not agoing to see their hellish desires fullfilled by any means Atlanta is safe in our hands and so long as we have to hold it all the forces of Rebeldom cannot take it from us. Of course we are following them and if we catch the devils they will get such a thrashing as they never got before. There is no defeat for this army. If you at home do half your duty we will soon do ours completely. We are rejoicing over the Election news of Ohio Indiana Pennsylvania Glorious enough indeed. The peace sneaks of the north should know by this time that their damnable cause must go down to nothingness and their names be forever damned to eternal infamy. I want the union men at home to be terribly in earnest and swell the [?] at the comeing election. The soldiers are all right they burn indignantly at the doings of the traitors behind us and their verdict next November will show. Mother I saw P Triem yesterday he was well looked hearty. Those boots no (8^s) will do—good substantial boots send by mail. I dont want you to be quarreling with any body about politics let that take care of its self dont you bother with it if any one gets mad at you for holding union sentiments let them go to the devil they cannot be but traitors. Web Bissell is here and all right that is well and hearty. We have not been paid off yet and dont look for it just now. I am commanding Co D now a larges Co in the Regt but I get along first Rate. I expect to command Co “I” before long. Capt Blackburn has Resigned. Dear Mother I must close give my love to all my friends and dont forget Your boy down in Ala Lt Lyman W Humphrey Co D 76 Regt OVI

 

[second side, top margin] I have plenty of stamps. I draw paper now and envelopes.

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