(No 44)
 Morganzia L. a  Sept 15th 64  
Dear wife:  Day after day I have looked in vain for your cherished & precious letters, until the suspense is becoming unpleasant - yet I cannot think it your fault. Yours of Aug 14th is the last I have received from you - We receive a mail almost every day - & I have always received your letters so regularly & promptly & they are all so plainly mailed too that I cannot immagine why it is that I have been disappointed so long - But I am willing to believe that by some means - the mail has failed to do its duty.  Capt Walker returned to the Regt a few days ago. he says he seen you & some other lady in a wagon crossing the the river - with father that is all that I have heard of you for over a month - was he mistaken in the woman?  Where are you my dear girl? 
I received a letter a few days since from Cyrus - He was with McCook in his great raid three days when his mule played out & he made his way back to Marietta: & remained there about a week & came back to Kingston - where he wrote from on the 24th Augst  his health was good - weighed 140.  One Batallion of the 8th had gone back to Nashville.  He expected the rest to follow soon - Shermans recent victories & the fall of Atlanta has caused great rejoicing throughout the army & in fact every where except in Copperhead circles.  We have a report that Petersburg has fallen - it is not confirmed however - but we are prepared to hear its confirmation
