Writer: William Harrison Githens Writer's location: Camp, in the woods in the rail road about five miles from Marietta, GAAddressee: Wife, 6/15/1864

Discusses a potential battle for Marietta and is very positive about their military position-Mentions the Southern corn diet-Wishes he could be home for the 4th of July-Describes the band music that cheers the troops-Discusses the rebel deserters who are lied to by their officers and keep coming every day-"the poor deluded folks keep on fighting and sacrificing thousands of lives on both sides" - Army has complete confidence in General Sherman and "we'll go wherever he tells them".Number of pages: 4