Betty wrote:
The following is a copy of an old letter, by the late George L. Childress,  Co L 66th Ill. Veteran Volunteers, father of the Press editor, written June 3, 1864, telling his sisters of the death of the writer's brother, William Childress, who was fatally wounded in the Atlanta campaign in the civil war.  The letter, now in the possession of the Press editor, is highly prized:

General Hospital 22nd Division
16th Army corps
Resacca, Ga.
June 3, 1864

My Ever Dear Sisters:

'Tis a sad fact!  "Tis  true!  That I now sit by the grave of dear los Brother (William Childress).  You can imagine my grief at the present time, by your own,