(San Antonio Texas
	(Sep 14th 1865
Dear wife
                 I will now seat
my self to write a fiew
lines to you again. it
has been a long time
since i have wrote to
any one. i am well at
present and i hope when 
this reaches you it will
find you in good health
     we have not had any
mail since we left shreveport
which is over two months
but they say that we will
get our mail tomorrow or
next day and i hope it
is so for i want to hear
from home the worst kind
    I was going to write to
you the first of this month

but we was ordered out
with fifteen days rations 
so i did not get a
chance to write until i
came into camp. we went
to Escort Gen Sheridan
to Eagle pass on the
Rio Grande there was
three hundred of our
regiment went and when
we got within fifty miles
he took one hundred men
and went through it is
the most barren country
that i have ever seen
there is no timber nor
anything else only muskeet
brush. part of the company
have been over into mexico
but i did not go out there
my  horses feet got sore

    so i had to wait until
Gen came back. there is
no settlements of any
amount in the whole route
          There was one of
our company died a fiew
days ago his name was
David Soules of Essex.
	There has been
one man shot by citizens
he belonged to Co "I" they 
got his revolver. but did 
not get his horses nor his
money there is one
thousand dollars reward
offered for the capture
of the man that shot
him. there is a good
prospect of of our getting
home before long and
if the regiment cones home

together i will let
you know when we will
be in detroit but if
we are discharged down
here we get home a great
deal quicker. and i will 
not have time to let you
know what day i would be there
     Abe Brewbaker and
sam shaw are going to
be discharged they are at
new Orleans they will get
home about as soon as you
will get this letter now i
will close for this time
you must write as often 
as you can no more at 
present but remain your
affectionate husband
		Wm Eaegle
E.A.E.