Carrollton Lea
		April 11th 1864
Dear Wife
	       I now seat myself
to write a few lines to you
in answer to yours of the 31st
of last month which has just 
come to hand to night it found
us all well as we could expect 
we are more healthy here than
we was in Arkansas but we
will not be here many days
longer now for half of the 
regiment have got their tents
down now to leave tomorrow
we are going to cross the lake 
as fast as we can get transportation
there had been some of our
company taken to the hospital
since we came here but it was
those that have been sick for
a long time and are not able
to ride. but i hope when this

reaches you it will find
you all enjoying good health
in greenbush. we have been
down to the city to day the
whole regiment marched all
through the town and then
we came back to camp
	We had some good
news last night we heard
that the whole of lee’s army
was captured and that mobile
was evacuated and there was
a salute fired about nine
oclock in the Evening. and i
never saw the boys feel as
well as they did last night
they was all talking about
going home and i think that
there is a fair prospect of
our getting home this summer
sometine. i do not think that
we will ever see any fighting 
any more. for before we get

      over to Mobile i think 
that that the fighting will all
be over with and it may be
that peace will be declared 
and if it is we will go around
by New York home.
	I have sent two or
three new Orleans papers to
you but i dont know as they
will get through but if they
dont it will be no great loss
i just sent them so that
you could see what was
going on here we get our
mail regular here now it
comes about three times a week
	Sam Shaw is in
here talking over old times
and i can hardly write
he has so many yarns to
tell. jack page was in my 
tent to night and he told
me not to write any more

than i knew and i
told him that i would not
so i guess i will have to stop
soon john and steve are
[two lines illegible in original]

	We are going to
turn over all of our tents
here and I dont know wether
we will get anymore before
we leave here or not.
it is very hot weather
here now every thing looks
green. [illegible in original] now there is not
much trouble to find good
shade any place in town
now i will close for this
time write as soon as you
recieve this and as often as
you can no more at present
but remain your loving husband
			Wm Eaegle
E.A.E.