June 12^th 1864

            Near Acworth Georgia in the field

 

Dear Wife and family

I suppose you would like to hear from me often these times so I concluded to write this afternoon and send it when I can get a chance to begin I am well as ever now since them Military S.H.T.S. has left me we have disagreeable wether this is 11 days right along it has rained some every day the last 3 we came up to the enemy and are now on the front line we moved our line last night about ¾ of a mile nearer we worked all night building fortifycations carrying rails diging and shoveling dirt our skirmishers are a short distance in front in the woods we are in a open field / there has been considerable skirmishing all the time the rebs hold a range of hills and the woods at the foot yesterday we had sharp canonadeing for a few hours but none on our line today some little on our left several miles off there has none of our Regt been hurt yet these 3 days the 90^th Ohio had some they were in advance of us and we came up and the woods so thick they came nearly up to a foart before they saw it I dont kno when this campaign will end it goes slo but surer we have a hard time of it a stuborn fo and a large army to fight and the worst cuntry god ever made I have not been dry for 3 days even now 2 of us have our pup tent up but the ground is all mud and water we have a few / brush laid down to keep us out the water these are wet our blankets are wet and I am wet but I have enough to eat yet last night I lay down on 2 rails and slept a while in the rain without cover there is not much sickness for the exposure we undergo I dont expect there will be much fighting here yet as the ground is so soft artilery cant move to advantage for a few days I will now stop and wait until another day to finish

 

Monday Afternoon 13^th I am yet sitting under my shelter it has rained continialy all day it is not safe to be up much as there is sharp skirmishing all day and last night and they are near enough that some bullets come in here if they mis the trees there has been 2 men wounded today in the regiment joining us on our left there is heavy fireing /

 

No 2 June 13 1864

on our left now of artilery I gues our left is swinging on them I wish it would clear up we are all wet and mud like Billy Boyers fat hogs use to be in the rail pen well I used to think by the 4^th of July this would end and it may if Grant gets Richmond I think when one Army of the Rebs goes under the other will soon follow if it ends by the time those 100 day mens time is out I am satisfied I will tell you about my affairs I spoke to our Lt. about haveing an election for Orderly Sergeant as we were to have one the day we left Ooltawah he told me it was not worth while it would be all right anyhow so the last day of this month we will be mustered again for pay and I will get the appointment back 2 months I dont care if I can get biger pay a while as I expect you cant live / verry well on what you get and I dont expect any pay until this campaign is over I hante a cent to swear by now all I nead any for is tobacco I would like to see you again you must be a buster by what you weigh I have lost 10 pounds since we left Ooltawah but I feel well now only so dirty and lots of lice or Greybacks let me kno how you get along if you have plenty to eat and wear and if you are raiseing anything if our fruit trees are going to bear and if the rats eat any more shoes for you well Mam we have our times of joys and sorrows here as well as other folks even now in this rain and mud and the rain is cold many jokes are cracked some lying under ther shelter on some pieces of rails and others on wet brush and leaves singing and laughing none I believe grumbles we all look for briter days I must close again Farewell until we meet again I trust and hope will be ere autumn frost come write often I dont kno when I will get this mailed

                                                                                    Charles Morfoot

                                                            To Mrs. E. Morfoot

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