May 20th Georgia	/,64
Dear Pa and Ma it has
been over a week since I 
wrote to you the last time
I am well and hope you
are the same. we have had
a big fight with the rebs
and I was in it we lost
57 killed and wounded
and eleven missing
we are whipping the rebbels
every where now. and the
rebelion must go down
this summer. the rebbels
have evacuated Dalton 
and we are after them
verry close. we are skirmishing
with their rear guard every
day they are making for

Atlanta as fast as
they posibly can we are
taking stragglers every
day. they are as good as
whipped but they hate to
own it yet but they will
have to come to their
[illegible] before fall.
Warren is well.
the mail does not go
out regular here so you
must not be worried
if you do not hear from
me verry regular. I have
not had a letter from
you in over three weeks
and that is a long time
for me to go without
hearing from Home.
when did you hear from
Dick last when you write


tell me where he is
and in what army
we ar having Hard times
this summer. but [illegible]
will repay them when
it come and that will
be before long. General
Grant is doing a big
thing on the Potomac
and Sherman in the army
of the west. write often
and tell all the news. we
expect to leave hear every
minute so I shall have
to close. tell Charley to write
to me as soon as he can and
I will do the same by him
Good bie from your ever
true and loving son
I G Atkins
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H A Atkins 
Locke Ingham
Co
Mich