had one thousand Dollars (1000.00) of mine when I left 

 home from Furlough. Perhaps he has it invested for me 

 if so all right if not I suppose he can furnish it to you 

 without any inconvenience But if he should need it let 

 him keep it. As for being a stranger in 80" and wawy 

 from home you are slightly mistaken as it was made up in 

 our district and T knew a great many of the boys at home. 

 The Adj't and I are old Shurtleff schoolmates. The 59th 

 Tils has been transferred to the 2ond Brigadf' 3 Division 

 4th C so Col Post can take command of that Brigade. 

 AYlien they left both the Col & Lt (^ol tried to get me 

 relieved and the officers of the 80th tried to keep me so 

 did Genrl Grose commanding our Brigade The Col's of 

 the 59th applied to Genrl Stanley conmdg 4th AC to have 

 me and all the men of the 59th send back to our Eegt. Genrl 

 Grode heard of it and wished to keep me, therefore he 

 went to Genr Stanley and had the order made out re- 

 lieving all the 59th in this Brigade except me who (Genrl 

 Stanle)^ said) should remain in command of 80th untill 

 their Field Officers were exchanged and returned to the 

 "Regt. The Lt Col and Mrj is all they have and are ex- 

 changed and at home, but T inderstand are both sick and 

 perhaps some time before they arrive here. Your dis- 

 couraging news is all a hoax the day's that you mention 

 there was no fugbting that T know of more than usual. 

 But one thing certain Beauregard is not here. And Hood 

 is still in command and we have whippd him severly every 

 fight since he has taken command. His lofs is treble our's 

 since he took command, we know this as we have buried 

 nearlt treble their dead that we have of our own. Rebel 

 reinforcements are very scarce. Kilpatrick our Cavalry 

 Genrl has made once round Atlanta he says we only 

 lack about four mile having Genrl Hood surrounded. Our 

 lines are supposed to be twelve miles long We are all 

 ver}' confident of capturing him if he stays long enough 

 and he cant now get out without giving us a fight in 

 open field or where we will have the advantage, and then 

 we will give him a good threshing. We could take care of 

 him and 20,000 reinforcements should he receive them. 

 You speak of State fair and sanitary fair at Decatur I 

 would like to attend both, but I think I shall defer it. 

 You speak of soldiers living well from proceeds of sanitary 



