Chattnooga
	      May 29 1864
         Dear sister i
now take the opertunity
to rite you a few lines
to let you know how
i am getting a long
i am not very well
at present but hope
before this reaches you
i will be better i hope
before this reaches you
i think that the war
will be over before
by nex fall if we
ceep it a moving
and i guess that
we will grant seems
to push the thing
a long prety well
I have not recd

a letter from you
since the i cant 
tell when but it is
been a good while you
must rite as often as
you get a letter from
me i cant rite much
now for it is prety
warm here now it
makes my head acht
to rite so i shall have
to bring these few
lines to a close
we expect to come
home this fall if the
war is over and
we may if it is
not i herd that
the cornel sayed
that no one else
could run his
regm if that be

the case we
will be home this
fall when the regm
time is out and that
will be in  Set September
or october but i dont
know weather we will
or no i cant think
of any more so,
good bye until
nex time so no more
From your Brother
	Solomon
	rite soon as you
get this and
Direct to Solomon
Hardenbergh
	First Mish Engs
       & Mechs Chattnooga
		tenn

    Send me some
    postage Stamps
           i am out
           now