St. Louis. Mo.
			     March 29th 1864
Dear wife
	      I now seat myself
to write a fiew lines to you
to let you know where we 
are and how we get along
we are all well at present
and i hope this may find
you all well there and
enjoying yourselves we arrived
here last night about twelve
oclock and stayed in town
until morning then we went
to camp the regiment are in
tents we did not leave detroit
until Wednesday evening but i
could not get lem and Abe away
until stokes folks left so i had
to wait for them i sent some
things back by mrs stokes and
i want you to write and tell me

what she gives to you so
i will know if she lets
you have what i sent for
you .the regiment came here
last Sunday but we are not
in benton barracks. i think we
will stay here some time
James Jeffreys is well and Enos
batchelor also. i recieved my discharge
to day which i will enclose in
another envelope and send it
back, there is three regiments
camped here side by side and
our regiment got into a fight with one of them
and our regiment killed three
of the third regulars and hurt 
another so he is not expected to
live, we have a nice camp
here but it rains a little which
makes it very bad, but it
is a great deal warmer here than
it is up there. the company is
out drilling now we have about one

            hundred men in the company
          now. i will close for this
      time for i have a very poor
place to write give my respects
to all the folks write as soon
as you get this from your
      affectionate Husband.
			     Wm. Eaegle
		to
E.A. E

		Direct
	Camp Davidson 
	St Louis. Mo.