the
     Chatnooga Feb 21, 1863 [should be 1864 – Solomon was not in service until Jan 1864]
	Dear Sister
		I received
your letter last night
of the ninth and was 
glad to hear that you
was all well it found
me enjoying good health
and I have been able to
eat my rations ever since
i have been here i was
one day that i did not
work but if it had been
nessery i could then but
I thought it best to lay
still it has been a little
cold here for a few days
now but the weather the
most of the time has been
warm enoug for to have our
coats of here the weather

here now is a bout as
it is thair the last of april
or the first of may so you
see that we have spring
a little earlyer than in
michigan you rote that
you had a letter from
Jim i wish you would 
send me his Directions
and I will rite to him
once more now i shall
rite a letter to mother
in a day or too now you
did not rite weather you
got my likeness or no
that i sent from the rapids
but i supose you have got
it ere this tell matt that
I will rite to him in a
few days now I herd that
Er harmon was about to
get his discharge but i dont

     now yet ad stanton
was telling me a bout it
that he was a bout getting
one [ad?] is trying for one
he is not able to do any
thing but is not confined
to the hospitil I will send
Richard Fisk and John
MComber is in the company
with me i saw them this
morning richard wants
his folks to rite to him
he has rote to or three
letters and not got any
answer yet their are
a good many in this compa
ny that i know now
   I cant think of any
thing more only that
we cant see a grate [yay?]
on acount of the mountains
Rite often and give

my respects to all
so no more at present
Direct as before
From your Brother
Sol to Cate


rite soon as you get 
this