(San Antonio Texas
	(Oct 4th 1865
	I will now seat my
self to write a fiew lines to
you in answer to yours of
the 10th of last month. which
i recieved this morning. it
found me well and all the
rest of the greenbush boys.
and i hope when this 
reaches you it will find you
enjoying the same good health
	we have a good deal
of duty to do here since the
regiment has been all split
up. but the detachment that
is stationed in the city are
going to be relieved in a fiew
days. and infantry is going
to take their place. and colonel
Mizener is going to take command
of our brigade. General Gibbs

takes command of the Division.
	that report about our
going to Sante-fee is about
(played out) it is about
eleven hundred miles from
here to Sante-fee and there
is more than half of the 
regiment that have not got
any horses. and there is
no chance here to get any
horses nor anything else that
is good for anything.
	You need not be
surprised if you see me
comming home any day after
the middle of next month
for the officers and men
all think that we will
start north within fifteen
days. it is the report here
that all that we are waiting
for is our papers and if

     that is so i hope it will
not be long. for i never
wanted to go home in my
life as bad as i do now
but i live in hopes of comming
home in a few weeks at the
longest. all that i dread is
crossing the gulf of Mexico it
has got so late in the season
that i am afraid that it will
be very rough. but i will
run all risk of my life
if we start for home
	Steve thinks that he
would like to be at home
bo go and pick [hopps?] but
i guess if he was there him 
nor the girls would not
do much work. you need not
be scared about my ever
comming in the south to 
live. for ever since we was
out to Eagle pass i have been

perfectly sick of all the
southern states. and now
i would not live down
here if i had the best farm
in texas given to me.
	I saw one of the
indian warriors in the city
a day or two ago he was
all painted up. and he had
his Bow and arrows and his
arrows had steel points and
they was as sharp as a
knife. he told what tribe
he belonged to but i have
forgotten now. i was on
guard last night and i did
not get but very little sleep
but i have sleept about one
hour this morning and i
can stand it now until night
now i must close for this time
write soon as you get this and
as often as you can. the reason 
that i do not write any oftener is
because i have not got any postage
stamps. no more at present but
remain your faithful husband	
		Wm Eaegle
E.A.E.