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1864-06-07-Page 02

I tell you Mother we had rather tiresome times when you was writing this letter of the 29th,, there was eight days that we were under fire and all the sleep we got we had to sleep on our Arms and not much sleep at that, but it takes hardships and fatigue to subdue this Rebellion and it is no worse for me to endure this than others that do though there are a great many that this war does not fatigue. I expect our work is not done yet and what I am going to do I had as soon do this Summer as next and had it done, though I think the fighting is going to be finished up this Summer but it is hard telling, the prospects are good for taking Richmond and Atlanta I think the news from Va,, is good. I tell you we have got Generals now that are bound to win and we have got the men too, though the more the better and the easier it is for us that are here, I suppose you get all the news in the papers now days so I will not try to tell you any, We have in our Regiment about 100 guns one Captain three Lieutenants. Our Captain has gone to the Hospital and it leaves me in charge of the Company only nine guns. I am not very used to commanding companies but think I can do as well as the most of them, Monroe and Isaac Smith have gone to the Hospital I wrote to you in my last letter, you know if you got all my letters 
(Vertically from bottom right:-)
that I got my Hat at Kingston

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I tell you Mother we had rather tiresome times when you was writing this letter of the 29th,, there was eight days that we were under fire and all the sleep we got we had to sleep on our Arms and not much sleep at that, but it takes hardships and fatigue to subdue this Rebellion and it is no worse for me to endure this than others that do though there are a great many that this war does not fatigue. I expect our work is not done yet and what I am going to do I had as soon do this Summer as next and had it done, though I think the fighting is going to be finished up this Summer but it is hard telling, the prospects are good for taking Richmond and Atlanta I think the news from Va,, is good. I tell you we have got Generals now that are bound to win and we have got the men too, though the more the better and the easier it is for us that are here, I suppose you get all the news in the papers now days so I will not try to tell you any, We have in our Regiment about 100 guns one Captain three Lieutenants. Our Captain has gone to the Hospital and it leaves me in charge of the Company only nine guns. I am not very used to commanding companies but think I can do as well as the most of them, Monroe and Isaac Smith have gone to the Hospital I wrote to you in my last letter, you know if you got all my letters (Vertically from bottom right:-) that I got my Hat at Kingston