July 13^th 1864

Camp at Chattahoochee River Georgia

 

Dear Wife I will write to you again I am well I finde there is a way where there is a will in most cases I had nothing to write on and was lamenting but when yours came an hour ago I went and I found a dirty mussed up sheat no other one could even got this well yours was mailed on the 6^th and I got it on the 13^th that was verry quick to finde us on this solitary mountain and in it was 3. 5cts bills and a 10 and 4 stamps I am thankful for your favors and the writeing was of much interest also I cant write any thing new I believe all is still today we can see Atlanta by climbing trees distant about 12 miles our troups are comeing over at this end of the line and forming our lines along the hill extending to the river we are just swinging around our left as the rebs swung their line against us I dont think there will be much heavy fighting here as Shearman will try and work around to their rear then they must git you say the 4^th was rather dry that day will always be kept in memory by us confound it if the rebs wasent rather liberal with their shells and bullets that day then we had to work in the hot sun in a feald lying down on ones belly at that at first but it done us good when / our men got a battery in half mile of their foarts and began to let out and knock the embrazures of their foart to pieces when our batteryes would poar a voley of 12 pound shot in them we would yel take that Mr Jonny Reb put them in your haversacks so they concluded to trot that night well last night Kenady preached to us the first sermon I have heard since last spring I will close for tonight and go and wash in the river this is about as large as the Tennissee but not navigable it is full of rocks and shoals well I will write by candle I have a small piece I will again mention it to you I have said to most of those I write to that we must complain especely such times our friends dont write enough to us here we are bound up by the laws of war we are debared from the society of friends and home wearing out our lives in the southern sun and all the joys we can expect such times is in the letters and our victories then thousands suffering in the Hospitals of wounds and diseases none can tell the hapiness or glad faces when mail comes then the down cast looks when they say none came for me now I got 1 letter from Phebe one from Dave McCahr is all but yours since this campaign I have writen to many yes Ames sent one I wrote to B R Boyer 2 and to Father Boyer at least 2 and Billy Thos Mc and DC each soldier should get 2 or 3 each week it would be better than pills I must save the rest of this paper for another time

                                                                        Charles Morfoot

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