John Earnest to Richard Yates

Camp 86" Regt Ills, Vol. Infty. near Atlanta

Georgia July 28" 1864

Hon Rich Yates

Dear Sir

Your kind letter of the 12" July came to hand in due time and I am sincerely thankful to you for the compliment a compliment in my opinion undeserved, but wich is highly respected by me and the Letter & Photograph shal be preserved.

My sentiments remain unchanged

The 86" has seen frightfull times since that letter was written and sustained heavy loss but thank God I am still alive and well we Charged the Rebble works near Kenasaw Mountain on the 27" June and were unsucsessful and the Regt lost over one hundred our Company lost three (3) killed and (15) fifteen wounded

We are now camped two and one half mile Northwest of Atlanta and if the Traitors do not leave Atlanta in a few days they will not all get a chance to leave a few days more will give us Atlanta

I remain with much respect your

Obedient Servant

John Earnest

Segt. Co. I, 86", Ills

Earnest John

Atlanta Georgia

July 28 1864.

Has received Governors letter thanks him for Compliment to 86th &c.

File