Georgia:  Chattooga County:  Civil War Letters, Correspondence between 
Aaron M. Sewell and Louisa Dorsett Sewell, his wife


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[LAST LETTER]
Line of Battle
May 11 1864
[illegible]
My Dear Affectionate Wife
	It is with the upmost degree of respect that 
I address you at this time to Let you know 
that I am well at present   Louisa not
withstanding I chance to write to you I fear at the
same time that you will never get the newes
But Still I hope Some friend may chance
to pass around your way & carry this thro to you
I wrote you a Letter the 3 of this month & 
sent it my mail  I do hope & trust you
have Reed it before now   We came to our
Brest work the 7th  I still Remain in them
yet There has been fighting more or less
Ever since Saturday the 7th & This is Wednesday
the 11th..  Lou I hope you will not be discorra
get but bare your troubles with as mutch for
titude as you can  puting all you trust in god
Who is our only Refuge he will protect us if
We will put our trust in him & give our all
up to him trusting in him that we may have
pease to our soles giving thanks all ways to him


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Lou We havent [illegible] engaged yet in the fight
but don't know how soon [    illegible    ]
[illegible] Lou the mail Came in just now
& parks [illegible] got a letter wrote 8 inst Oh
that it could have been me that could have
get one for I never thought it
so long to wait for a Letter yet so send
me one if you can Mr Gilbert Looked 
for his wife a good while & said you ware
comming with her & I agreed to that
but if you started I hope you got back
home save agan I certainly will get a letter
tomorrow that has been the way for too weeks
Parke [illegible] some newes a bout what was 
going on in our county & what had transpired
[illegible] the Thiefth & [illegible] ill not write any thing
about that   Louisa it seames that I can all
most hear our preares assending up for me  Oh the
,many [illegible] hearts at home now for Son Brother 
Father, & Husband thats in this army now but god
will same all who will prase him & make
[illegible] with him  Good by yours affectionately A M Sewell

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