(1864

	Chattnooga May the 4
	     Dear Sister
		I now take
my pen in hand
to rite you a few
lines to let you
know that I am
enyoying good health
and fat and ruged
and roughf we are
having prety easy
times now all
fighting regms
was orderd to the
front this morning
and are mooving in
evry direction this
mourning they all
seem to feel in good
sperits now you may
hear before this reachv
		       es

you of a heavy battle
on our front near
ringold or tunnelgap
we have got a strong
army and we must
whip them out of
all the rebs i have
seen yet we orto whip
them three to one
but we do not
quite if our army
routs them here
and to richmond
wich we have
Strong faith that
we will in side of
too or three weeks
the war will be 
ended before great
while i hope
so for i want to
be back home once


more but not
until this war
is over then i can
live in peace
once more you 
must rite often
i expect to get
my pay in a few
days now and
then i will send
part or the whole
to you by express
and i will send
a letter before
i send it so
you will know
when to look for
it and not be troub
led as before and
you can let it or
let matt have part
to do my havesting

with I cant think
of any thing more
tell the girls that
i have not got
any more shells yet
for their rings
but i will in a
few days and they
must send me their
likenesses with Juel
when he comes back
and when i get
my pay i will get
my [pothagraph? fothagraph?] and send
to them no more so
good by From
      Sol Hardenbergh