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tion we laid over in Chattanooga. The ladies left for the 

 north the same day we left Nashville. Since our arrival 

 here we have been busy fixing camps and making returns 

 we had behind from the time we started home on Fur- 

 loughbut if we have a few weeks quiet in camp we will 

 soon be all right. I read to day Genrl U S Grants report 

 of his succession of victories around Chattanooga which 

 I consider very good and truthful. He rubs Genrl Granger 

 very hard and he is now relieved of his command and I 

 suppose will undergo a trial and I am in hopes they will 

 use him rough It is late & I must close give my love to 

 all the family & Friends Roe Direct 59th 'ills Vols 



3 Brig 1st Division 4th A C 

 Dept Cumberland 



XII. 



Dear Brother & Family H«^adquarters 80th Ills Vols 



Inftry Bivouac on Chattahoochee 



River Ga July 7" 1864 



T have had your letter for some time bearing date May 

 15th, 1864 but as you I suppose know we have been march- 

 ing fighting and building earthworks. On the 3rd of INIay 

 we left Blue Springs Tenn thfit is the whole Army. And 

 marched the 3 & 4 the front skirmished some but we were 

 not engaged. (The 5 & 6 in bivouac at Catoosa Springs 

 Ga Southera watering place and has been a gay place 

 eighteen different kinds of water. On 7 on march fought 

 all day took Tunnoll hill our Brigade done no fighting 

 but laid at night near or in front of Buzzard roost S 

 Rockyface Mountain which the rebels held an impregnable 

 position. The skirmished around there \rith our Corps 

 (the 4") and showed as bold a front as possible the 8 9 

 10 11 12 while the army flanked the position to our right 

 passing through Snaky creek gap and threatening Resacca 

 Ga & rebel rear and communication. And on the morn- 

 ing of the 13 we found they had gone and left their 

 strong position in our possession we pushed through the 

 gap after them meeting their rear guard and skirmished 

 immediately after passing through Dalton Ga driving them 

 until night capturing some prisoners made 15 miles & biv- 

 ouaced for the night. On 14 marched up and fought our 



