Glasgow June 19th 1863
	My verry Dear and much
neglected Pa & Ma. I now take the
oportunity to write to you I received
you verry welcome letter of the 10th
[inst?] yesterday and was glad to heare
from you I had had no letters from
you before in as much as two weeks
and was verry glad of it. Pa said that
our fruit was good and the prospects
generaly. the apples are large enough
here for use and the cherries are
all ripe and nearly gone and there
is some corn here that is in
tasselled out and it is as high
as my head onions are as large
as a tea cup and potatoes are
large enough for use. every 
thing looks nice and promiseing
our regt. went out on Scout
last Sunday and were gone thre


days and took [5?] rebels and
brought them to Glasgow to
the headquarters of our Brigade
they will in all probability
be sent north as some of
them will not take the oath
of alegiance. we had a verry
hard time of it while we
was gone. we are now under
marching orders and expect to
leave here by Monday or Tuesday
we expect to go to Cumberland
gap but we dont exactly know
where we Shall go. you can write
to me and direct to Glasgow
and they will follow the regt
Mr Murray Sends his respects
to you and say he thinks the
war will close by fall at any 
rate. June 20th I am not verry
well this morning and cant
till whether I shall go with 
the Regiment or not.

there is an nigger with us
which ran away from the rebels
which are in [Tenesee?] and he
says there ar a great many
of their men which leave
them and he also says
that they are cramped for
rations. every thing looks favor
able now except the rebel inva
sion into Pensylviania and
Maryland and we all expect to
hear good news before long

You wrote to me about Willie
shooting at a mark and
hitting it with ten or 
a dozen shot tell him
that would kill a rebel 
and ask him if he dont 
wish the mark was a rebel
tell him he must not
go up on the House again
because he might fall and

kill himself and then
I would not see him ever
again tell him Illy says
be a good little boy to ma
and Pa and mind them
let him shoot his little
cannon often
now for For Fanny
tell her I like to have her
write to me and tell her
she must be a good girl
to Wilty and mind her
Ma and Pa and try and learn
all she can this summer
write as soon as you get this
and tell all the news.
no more at present
From your ever true and loving
son I G Atkins| P S send
willis likeness
and Fannies to me as soon as posible