Wauhatchie
Nov the 30 /63
Dear Charlotte
I thought I would write a fiew lines to you in answer to yours of the 18th which I received last knight. I was verry glad to hear from you and glad you are well. I am getting better of the piles but not quite well yet. Our men drove the rebs off Lookout Mountain and on the next hill they had a nother fight and drove them about 30 miles from here to a place cold Whiteoak Mountain where they made a nother stand and had a hard fight but drove the rebs at every point. Our divition suferd severily there. Co B and G wasent in that fight. They was guarding prisoners. I cant tell how meney our regt lost in all but I guess not over 35. The first brigade in our divition suferd the most. Generl Greene was wounded in the Battle of Wauhatchie and Friday his son leg shot off and has since died. He was captain on his fathers staff. I started Friday to go to the regt. I felt pretty well. I heard they was twelve miles from here. I started in the morning and got to where they staid the knight before. I staid there that knight. The regt was as far from me then as they was when I started from camp. I started Sadurday morning and got within five miles of the regt and heard the divition was coming back so I came back. I got back last knight. Co B and G got back this morning. They guarded 107 prisoners to Chatanooga as the divition will be in tomorrow. They have had a hard time. The weather is cold here now and has ben for three days. The wounded suferd terebly with cold. It has ben a hard fight but old Bragg has ben completely routed. Our men took twenty five thousent prisoners and over eighty peices of artilery. That is the report now. I guess it is about as it is. I suppose some of our troops are after them yet. I shouldent think Bragg would fight eney more if he cant whip us with the position he had here he cant nowhere. I dont think he can. I dont think his men will fight verry good eney more. The prisoners was glad they was taken. One sead he would give five hundred dollors if his folks knew he was a prisoner. I guess the rebelion is on it last legs. You sead Jacob was sick. I am sorry. I suppose they are scared when they get marching orders. That dont scare us eneymore. I hope it wont be long when we can come home and go and come when we are amind to. You are going to take care of the cow. You sent me some peper but no tea. I would reather have some tea. We haint got our pay yet. I dont know when we will get it. Write as often as you can and write all the news. I send my love to you. I hope this will find you all well. I still remain your affecunate husbman.
Chas Engle to Charlotte Engle. Good buy.