Hd Qrs Army of the Cumberland

near Acworth Geo June 8^th 1864

 

Dear Kate

                        The last letter that I wrote to you was on the 28^th of last month on my way to Kingston with the train after forage and rations. I was four days away from the company I had a nice time except I was not very well. I was under the weather for about one week but I am all right again. I was not very sick so it did not take me long to get well. After I got back to camp the Dr gave me a lot of pills to take.

 

Our camp is two and half miles from Acworth the rail road is their but the cars do not run that far yet but by next sunday they will be here. they come within twelve miles of this place to the Etowah river / the rebels burnt the bridge, so it will take a few days to build it.

 

At the last camp where I left the company to go to Kingston the Rebs shelled the Hd Qrts. I think that they through fifteen shells. the first two came very near our camp and every one that they fired came nearer and nearer to Hd Qrts. The last place that the rebels made a stand was very strong and well fortifyed but they could not hold them.

 

The next place that the rebs will make a stand will be at a river this side of Atlanta. I do not know the name of it. that is the opion of a great many, but I think that before many day we will be in Atlanta or very near it, as we only have a little over thirty miles to go to get their /

 

we take our horses out every day to graze. we turn them loose in a eather oats, wheat or rye fields we take oats if we can find it, if not what we can get. their will be very little left in this part of the country to get ripe as the Army use up all they come to. we have to do it, as we do not get a enough forage to keep our horses without grazeing them and good grass is a scarce article in this country.

 

How I would hate a Army to pass near a farm of mine if I had one, as they leave very little behind them. fences and every thing is destroyed. but as the south brought on this trouble they ought to suffere.

It is over one month since we left Chattanooga how the time pass it / seams only a few days since we left I will stop writing as I have very little to write about

 

I have been looking for a letter from home but the mail is very slow coming and I hope to get a letter from you in the first mail that we get

 

Remember me to all

 

Give my love to all.

                                    Good bye

                        from your affectionate brother

                                    Warrington

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