This collection contains one letter and its transcription. The letter is dated September 13, 1864, and was written from East Point, Georgia, to Luther Nin’s “Little Couz.” This letter contains a detailed account of life in the Federal Army during the Atlanta Campaign from August 25 - 31, 1864. Luther Nin describes his company’s job to cover the retreat of several regiments from skirmish lines on August 25, 1864. He notes that from August 26 -30, 1864, he was continually marching or on picket lines without sleep and with poor rations consisting only of hard tack and coffee. He comments on the hard life of a soldier by comparing himself to a mule. Luther Nin briefly explains that his company was involved in the Battle of Jonesboro on August 31, 1864, and states the Confederates were defeated.