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Big Shanty Station, Georgia June 15, 1864 Dear Wife This morning I received a letter from you dated June 6th and was glad to hear that you and the children were well. If you cannot succeed in borrowing any money you must try and get along the best way you can for I do not think we shall draw any money for another month or perhaps two months untill this summers campaigne ends, or untill we get possession of Atlanta. We are now on the fighting grounds with the rebels but our regiment has not as yet been put in the fight but expect to be every day. We are stationed about eight or nine miles from the Chattahoogie river where the rebs have strong fortifications if we should drive them from there the rebs intend to give up Atlanta which is a rather large town about eight miles on the other side of the river and will be important on account of the number of railroads running into it. If you cannot