FORT MORGAN, Ala.

Arrived Fort Morgan  31 July, set up Miss Pitty Pat in suttler area.  Spent night and next day reconnorting the camps and the Fort, which was filling with Reb soliders.

Saturday , Reported to Col. Busby of the 34th. Iowa. After a little coffee we received orders that we are 1st. Division and will be manning the siege line today.  While on line we trade shots with the Rebel Soliders in the fort.  There was a gun crew who must have had there Atlanta depot Kevlar
shirts on.  This was as myself and my file pardner, both excelent markmen, fired many times at them and failed to see them fall.

Sunday 0500,  we are rolled out, no haver sacks or tin cups,  no noise, as all divisions advance in the     dark towards the fort.  Just as the sun began to light we hear the reb army capping off, and then shots from the fort begin coming our way.  It is at the double quick, into the dry moat, over the ramparts, into the fort.  We are on the walls pouring fire into them, heavy smoke, battle din, we are in, it is hand to hand,  the fort is ours.

Later the Confederate army is marched out and formaly surrenders.

On the return march to WV, we stop at Andersonville hoping to free some comrades, to no avail. Also  reconorited the Richmond Ky battle field.  It is a fine field  and we should consider  fighting there.

Now preparing to move north to fight in Ohio.

At your Service

Capt. J. Fattaleh
45th. Va.