1864
	Chattnooga May 20th
	   Dear Sister
it has been a good while
since i rote to you
perhaps you think that
i am sick but i am
well at present and hope
that these few lines
will find you the
same you must excuse
me for not riting before
for i have been waiting
for my pay but did not
it my descriptive list has
not come here yet
so i could not get
my pay but i will
get more nex time
i had to borrow a little
money to last until pay
day a gain you must rite

as often as you can
i have not got a letter
in some days i guess
that it is too weeks
or more i think that
the war will be over
in the inside of six
months more the rebs
are coming in here evry
day as fast as we can
transport them out
we are sending them 
north now as fast we can
thair is a rumor in camp
that their will be a detail
of our ridgement to gard
prisnors north but iguess
that is camp rumor
well cate you must
rite it is so warm
here i cant rite any
more you must rite


soon so good bye
this is from your
Brother Sol
	    to
           Cate
Direct as before
you send the girls
    likenesses
    here is a ring
    for one of the girls