[1865]
	Hd Qrs Co. B. 1st Mich EM
	Goldsboro U.C. March 28th 1863

Dear Brother
		Your kind and welcome
letter bearing date Feb. 8" 1863 was received
yesterday and very happy was I to hear from
you and to hear that you and Delia were
both well.
I have nothing of importance to write
to you as long before this will reach
you the [magnetic wires?] will flash
over our land. the full perticulars
of our march and safe arrival at a new base.
We have left a strip of Ashes 50
miles in width through the States 
of North and South Carolina. we have
cut all of the Railroads connecting
Richmond with the West so that
they will stay cut for some time
to come we have destroyed the
Arsenal and Armory at Columbia

also at [illegible] and [illegible] we
have captured 100 pieces of artillery
small arms without number Horses
Mules Cattle and "Niggers" without end
we have forayed nearly all of our
living from the country through
which we have passed. we have beat
-en the [illegible] forces of the
enemy in their [chosen?] positions and
captured probably 8000 prisoners in
the different ingagements on the march
among them Col Rhett of Congress not
-riety. he was captured with three of
his staff inside his own Pickets by
three of Kilpatricks scouts. at the
time of the Bombardment of Fort
Sumpter he was Captain of heavy
artilery at Charleston and was one of
the first to fire on the Stars and
Stripes over that luckless Fortress.
The weather has some of the time been
very wet and the roads horrible. there was
the place the [1st?] [illegible] E and M came

     handily many is the mile of cor
     duroy we have made. many the
night we have worked in the water
building Bridges so that the army
might not be delayed in the morning
many is the mile of Railroad Iron
we have twisted so that the bars
looked like huge Augurs. We have
also been on the skirmish line and
in the line of Battle but luckily
none were Killed from the 1st [illegible] E. & M.
We arrived at this place on the 24
Inst after being on the march two
Months and one day. the loss of our
army from killed wounded died pris
-oners and all will not exceed. 5000.
Allen has been promoted to Lieut and
is assigned to Co. [K.?]
I saw Eugene Husted a few days
since he was well and hearty
Write soon. Give my Respects to all
	Ever Yours
		Alex. Campbell

[Written sideways on Scan 4]

Do not fail to write soon and as often as
convenient. tell Uncle [Dan?] that I shall
write to him as soon as we get over [crossed out word]
march and get our quarters fixed up so that
we can write without interruption
				Alex Campbell