Winter st Barracks St Louis Mo
		May 16th 1864
Dear Em
		I now seat my self to write
a fiew lines to you to let you know that we are
all well at present and i hope when this reaches
you it will find you all enjoying the same blessing
we did not move to camp davidson the day that
i wrote my last letter but we were ordered to
little rock immediately and we have been ready
to start for three days but there is no boat for
us yet there has been six companies of the regiment
that have gone and we are a waiting for a
boat but i guess we will have today i have sent one
blanket home and two pictures which you can get
it is mary and rachels pictures i would have kept
them but i could not carry them the boys are in
good spirits except they have no money and
they do not like to have with out their pay, you
must excust this pencil writing for i have got every thing
packed to leave when you write direct as before write
soon no more at present but remain your affectionate husband
    E.A. Eaegle	                                                           Wm Eaegle