(Baton. Rouge. La
	(May 28th 1865
Dear wife
	     I now seat my
self to write a fiew lines
to you in reply to yours of 
may 12th which i recieved last
night. it found us all well
and i hope when this reaches
you it will find you enjoying 
the same good health. and all
the rest of the greenbush folks.
it has been sometime since 
we have had any mail but
the reason is this. it has passed
right by here and gone to
new Orleans but i think it
will come more regular after
this for they know where we
are now. this is a great city
it is more than two thirds
darkies and what white people
there is here dont know very

much. you spoke about
going out to the south part
of the state this summer to stay.
you can do just as you
choose about going out there
but i think that we will
all be at home within six
weeks and i dont know but
what sooner. there is men
that offers to bet fifty dollars
that we will be mustered out
within twenty days, but if we
can get home by the fourth
of July i will be perfectly
satisfied. but i cannot see
any thing to hinder us from
getting home pretty soon now
for there is no rebel army
now. they have all surrendered
and are going home we have
just got the news that the
rebels west of the Mississippi have
surrendered which is good news

    to us. for if they had not
    we was expecting to go to
texas but now i dont think 
there is any danger of our
going there now. that boat
that blew up only had two 
companies of our regiment
on board and there was only
three soldiers lost and they all
belonged to company [M?] and
the rest that was killed
was hands that belonged to
the boat. our regiment is
getting pay to day and as 
soon as i can get a pass
to go to the express office i
will send mine to you if
we do not come home soon
but there is a report that
we are ordered to be mustered
out now and if that is so
i will not trust it by express 
but will carry it myself and

i think it will be just
as safe with me as any
where else. but if we do
not come home soon i
will send it to you
	The weather is very 
hot here now and the
roads are so dusty that it
almost kills a man to ride
to the river and back to camp
	We are camped on an
old battle field and we
have been digging post holes
and dug down on the dead
bodies. (i thought you might 
want sone money before i
can get hone so i will put
one dollar in this letter) now 
you must excuse all mistakes
and poor writing now i will
close for this time. and write
soon an often as you can no
more at present but remain your
loving husband	
                                Wm Eaegle
E.A.E.