At Chattahoochee River West Bank at fortifications July the
6th 1864

Mrs Sarah Doss

Much Respected friend, it(s) with sad heart that I this
Morining take up my pen to Anounce to you the most painful
Intelagence that could posable Be pened to you your husband
is No more on Eath forever Ambrose is gone to the spirit
World he Was Killed yesterday About 1 oclock A Cannon Shot
it Struck him in the Right side Nearly Even With the Right
Breast and passed Intirely through his Body and through his
left Arm Killing him Instantly We had Been ordered to the
left to suport that Wing of the Army We had to pass some
Distance Along the lines under A terific Cannonade and hence
the Above Named Causality. he has Been Sargt of the
Infirmery Corps Ever Since the Commecement of this move and
Was at the tim e of his Death marching in Rear of the Regt
at post as usual I was in front But When I learned that he
Was killed I Got leave from the Col and myself and James G.
and John F Rogers and Geoge Eaton and . C. hix Went Back and
got the Body of our fallen Brother and Intered it With as
much Decency as the Nature of the Case Would admit it Was
Knot Done in as Nice a maner As We Would have perfered But
fare better then is common with us Soldiers ----he is Buried
in 1 hundred yards of the chattahoochee River on the West
Side in or Near the Edg(e) of the River Botum A pine sapling
grows at Both hed and foot of his grave on the Bank of the 1
growing at the head of the grave his Rank Name Co and Regt
is cut the plantation Where his Remains Rests is owned by A
man By Name of Turner it is About 4 Miles Below the Rail
Road Bridg(e) leading from Marietta to Atlanta ga in Fulton
County Well Dear madam I Would in this letter Which is pened
under the loud Roar of Artilery and Bursting shells Nearly
in all Directions offer you Words of Consolation Knowing
that consoling Words is Seldom of But little comfort to the
Deeply Wounded heart yet I Do from from my heart Symphathize
With you in this your greatest and most heart rending trial
of life While I can not feel the Irreparable loss in all its
painful and heartrending power yet I feel my loss in my
Departed Brother in Arms But While I mourn A Noble and Dear
friend I am free to Acknowledg(e) that you mourn the loss of
A Devated and Dear husband Ambrose has Been my Constant
friend for years But 3 years in the face of the Enimys our
Country hand in in hand Battleing for the Rights of
posterity has Double Indeared him to me I have looked on
that Calm Soldiers face in Battle my last time he has Done
his Duty Noblely and the thread of 1ife has Never yet Been
but of A Braver man Brave and yet cool and composed in the
hottest conflicts that it has Ever yet Been his lot to
Engage in Which conflicts has been common in 3 years War
life his conduct As A Soldier is unimpeachable in his life
he had the confidence and Esteem of Both officers and men of
his Intire Acquaintance Which Was Very Extensive for Such
Soldiers as ambrose Doss is not common in No Army hence his
Aquantance Was Saught By all good men - Dear Niebher I Will
Speak of your husband in Regard to his morality and
christain Deportment While the heart Seckens and grows sad
at the Loss of Loved ones and the Cruelitys of War and
Bloodeshed We looke fare Away Beyond this Veil of tears and
sorows and then consider the christain conduct that marked
the life of our galant Brother in arms We are bound to
Exclaim With Joy after all our Grief that our loss is his
Eternal gain he is gone from this World Mortality has put on
Immortality But Rejoice yet his comrades in Battle for his
last hard Battle has Been fought and he is more then Victor
the Battle Cry Will No more Reach his Ear no more Will the
hoarse sound of Martial music Salute him the Clash of Arms
to him has ceased his spirit has took its flight from this
World of troubles and sorows his Bosom has heaved it(s) last
sigh Concerning loved ones at Home his spirit Rests Beyond
this World of Strife Wigh God Who gave it Where his
happeness is compleete Liveng and Reigning With holy Angels
and Spirits of Just ones made perfect Being heir of God and
Joint heir of Jesus Christ then grieve Knot Dear Mother
Altho the cross is heavy Indeed yet your husband has only
gone Before and A few more tears and sighs A few more
fleeting months or years and you go hame to meet him Where
parting is at a End your husband has only changed this
mortal Body for Immortality he cannot come to you But yet A
little While and you can go to him So press Back the tear
and Stop the upheaving Boson as much as Nature Will admit
and Rejoice in God Who arders all things Well James and John
Rogers is trying to keep all of his things they can to send
to you When they have A oppertunity if thair is Anything
that I have not wrote that you Wish to no write to me and
your letters Will Be promptly Awnsered if I am no life let
my folks no I am Well first chance your friend J.W. Rouse
to Sarah Doss

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