No 1	Co K.”10th Mich In Camp
	at Goldsboro N.C.
		        March 25th 1865

	Dear Mother 
		          We arrived at this 
place on the night of the 23rd and 
expect to stay here several days as 
Gen Sherman announces the campaign 
brought to a successful close. I have 
stood the march first rate I wrote 
you a few lines while we were at 
dFayettsville on the Cape Fear River and 
promised to send you my journal of 
events. We have not received any mail 
yet but expect to tomorrow. I saw 
Tom Mory of the 25th and several boys 
from Marshall in the 28th they belong 
to the 23rd Corps. I wish you would 
send me two of those checkered shirts 
and a couple of Hanker chiefs as 
soon as it is convenient. I will now 
proceed to give you an account of the 
march from the Savannah River 

No 2 
on the Carolina side. Feb 8th 1865 
Reveille beat at five oclock marched 
at seven passed through a small 
town Called Brighton which was totally 
destroyed by our forces went into camp 
there for the night marched six miles
did not get any forage on account of 
the Cavalry being ahead of us. Feb 9th 65 
Reveille beat at four oclock marched 
at six the wind blew very raw and 
cold the roads were very bad the 
tried all ways to stop our progress 
by felling trees across the road we 
finaly managed to get into camp 
after making a distance of 20 miles
10th Mich was rear guard. Feb 10th 1865 
Reveille at four and marched at six 
the weather was the same as the day 
previus but there was some advantage 
gained by the roads being more 
sandy and forage more plenty the 
principal buildings have all been 
burnt by Kilpatricks cavalry

No 3 
came into camp about sun down 
left wing of the 10th Mich for picket 
making another 20 miles. Feb 11th 1865 
Reveille at four and marched at six 
marched until 10 A.M. and Halted 
to let the 3rd Division train pass us 
passed Maj Andersons plantation. 
his fine dwelling was totally destroyed 
passed through Barnwell Court House 
a town of about 2,500 Inhabitants 
marched 12 miles and went into camp 
for the night Feb 12th 1865. Reveille at 
four marched at half past six passed 
through a little town called Williston 
where the railroad was entirely destroyed 
and also most of the building marched 
18 miles and went into camp within 
9 miles of Columbia the capitul of 
S.C. 10th Mich was train guard today
Feb 13th 1865 Reveille beat at six marched 
at eight marched five miles and halted 
two hours and then recived orders to 
countermarch we marched six

No 4 
miles farther and went into camp 
for the night making a distance 
of eleven miles Feb 14th 1865 Reveille 
beat at four and marched at six 
crossed the North Edistu River 
at two oclock and halted an hour 
for dinner the 1st Mich E&M built 
a brige across the river marched 
22 miles and went into camp for 
the night the weather was very 
disagreeable rained nearly all day
nothing of importunce transpired during 
the day. Feb 15. 1865 Reveille beat at 
four marched at six Countermarched 
a mile and a half and filed of on a 
road leading to [Watinsis?] Ferry marched 
six miles and then filed of on a 
road leading to Lexington marched 
18 miles and went into camp for the night 
the Rebels fired into our foragers wounding one 
man Feb 16” 1865 Reveille at four marched 
at six passed through Lexington 
at ten oclock population about one 
thousand in times of peace marched 
 12 miles and there went into camp 
for dinner stoped two hours and then 
fell in countermarched [three?] miles 
and went into camp for the night
29 recruits joined the Regt