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corn looks promising. "Wliat is the price of AVlieat Oats 

 and com and what do yon suppose corn will be worth this 

 winter. I have some young horses at home I don't like 

 to sell and they tell me they have been offered $200 for 

 my two year old and think T had better sell as com is 

 going to be very dear this winter what say you. l^Toney is 

 no object T got more than T know what to do with and 

 TT S owes me $900.00. Jack dont write to me. I was assigned 

 to command of 80 Tils on the 7" of June they had Lt Col 

 out of the 7')" Comdg them at that time but the Brig 

 Commander and Lt Col had some words and Brig Com- 

 mander relieved him and put me in command and I have 

 been with them ever since they are in smae Brigade with 

 59" Their Field Officers and most of the line Officers were 

 captured on the raid with Col Streight in spring of /63 

 and are still in prison. Our fourth was celebrated with 

 a fight Our Brigade charged and carried rebel Riffle 

 pits and built works there charged over an open cornfield 

 80" 59" Ills 3" Tnd and 77 (?) were in fro line I lost in 

 80" 15 wounded and two killed and 59" lost 3 killed 

 and fifteen wounded Henry James Kelley of Ev E w^as 

 killed Lt David Koi'hammer was slightly wounded and 

 is getting well, (^apt Knight is back sick Lt AYao-ner has 

 not come up since he got his leg broke in Centreville Lt 

 Gooding is hearty and Comdg Company. Company is all 

 OK. I must refuse your invitation to the melons Washing- 

 ton news is old but good it assists the recruiting We are 

 all getting along hugely although occasionally aroused 

 by a rebel shell write soon love to family Roe 



XV. 



Dear Brother & Family Headquarters 80th Ills 



Camp Near Atlanta Ga 

 August 25 1864 



I received your letter bearing date Aug 16th on the 24th 

 was very glad to hear to you as I had heard from home 

 and they said you was sick. I suppose you will have a let- 

 ter before this reaches you answering all your questions. 

 But I will answer some again for fear you don't receive 

 my last. Land to speculate on is the kind I want, or money 

 invested in bonds which ever you think best. Uncle Sam 



