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Camp near Atlanta, Ga Aug 3rd 1864 My dear Parents Your joint letter of July 12th was received on the 1st Inst. accompanied by one from sister Sarah, a Chicago Journal, Banner of the Covenant and a new hat which suits to perfection. and as the mail goes in 15 minutes I am going to send you this hasty answer When I wrote last, over a week ago, a part of our battery had just returned from a raid. and the next day after writing we started off on another raid in the rear of the rebel army. and returned on the 31st ult. We went almost due south of Atlanta 30 ms accomplished our object and returned. The first day out