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we shall probaly get out of the woods in the
course of eight or ten days, but I shall write
every chance I get. John Rowe and Sylvester
Aborn have both died in the Hospital, they belonged
to our comapny and were wound at Resacca.
Camp 2d Mass Vol Infty
In the Woods, Georgia June 28 1864
Dear E. a mall leaves this Morning
and though this is all the paper I can
scare up I will write just to let you
know that I am well and that every thing
is working lovely. The regiment is in good
health, in fact never better, which taking into
consideration the length of the campaign (Two
months to day and most of that time fighting
and marching, building breast works and
cooking and eating) it's truly wonderful
how the boys stand it, And altho there is not
much said in the Papers about Sherman yet
we have accomplished a great work so far
and with but comparitively little loss.
our [Comy] today being stronger than
it was the day we left Chattanooga
Our fighting is short but sweet. the enemy