(Mobile Ala
	(May 1st 1865
Dear wife
	    I will now seat
myself and try and write
a fiew lines to you. we are
all well at present and i
hope when this reaches you it
will find you enjoying the same
good health. we landed in the 
city on the 27th of last month
and we are camped in the edge
of town in a fine grove. and it
is a splendid camping ground too.
the best that we have had for
more than one year. we were kept
out on the bay for three days 
on board of the ship waiting for
some small boats to take us to
the city. and while we was there
there was another boat passed
us with two companies of our
regiment on board and when they

got within one or two miles of
the city they ran upon a torpedo
and were blown up and the
boat sank. there was six men
killed and about a dozen
wounded there was only three
soldiers killed. and none of them
could be found. all of the horses 
was got off. only two which got 
drownded. the pilot that was on 
the boat is under guard now. some
think that he tried to get on one
from the way that he acted. and
after the boat was blown up he
came down and saw the men
laying there bleeding. and he said
that looked ([illegible in original] hard) and
went off and left them to help 
themselves. but we got here without
any trouble but we went around 
about thirty miles to get [eight?]. but
the furterest way, around is the
safest way home)

	The rebel general (Dick Taylor)
has been out here. about twelve
miles with a flag of truce awating
to see general canby and our
regiment went out as escort for
him and we was out there
all day among the rebels and
some of the boys played cards
with them and the band went
out so they could have some
music and things went off
nice. but i do not know
wether he has surrendered his
army or not. but i heard
that he had surrendered all of
this state and Mississippi and west
Tenn and i am sure i hope 
it is so the rebel officers were
dressed well and were very smart
looking men and they said that
they had always had plenty to
eat except sugar and coffee (but
i guess they was yarning a little

	We mustered for 
our pay again yesterday now
there is ten months pay due us
besides our bounty and there is
some prospect of us getting our
pay before long now for some
of the brigade have been paid and
i presume we will get ours before
we leave here. but i hear that
we are going back to new Orleans
pretty soon but i had rather
stay here than to be there for
this is a very healthy country
here and we have the best kind
of water and Mobile is a splendid
city there is shade trees both sides
of the streets and they have good
side walks. but there is some
mighty strong [seceshs?] here yet. we were
called out yesterday and general [West?]
presented one of our company with
a medal which was sent to him
from the war departmant it was the
man that killed them two men in 
Arkansas last winter now i must
close for this time write as soon
as you get this and as often as you
can no more at present but
remain you affectionate husband	
	                            Wm Eaegle
E.A. Eaegle