San Antonio Texas
		November 4th 1865
Dear Wife

		I will now seat myself
to write a fiew lines to you to let you
know how i am getting along. i am well
at present.. and i hope when this reaches
you it will find you enjoying the same
good health. we have not had any mail
for some time so i thought i would write
to you to day as i have nothing to busy
myself about. i am at the Generals yet
and i expect to stay here as long as our
regiment stays in this place. i have not
been down to the regiment for four or five 
days. but i hear this morning that Abe 
has gone to be mustered out of the service
and he will probable be home in three
or four weeks unless he waits till we all
get ready to come and when he does come
i will send some things home that i
have been carrying for a long time.
	The reason that he is a going
to get out he has been a prisoner. all
men that have ever been in the rebel
prisons are to be discharged now. but i
have never been a prisoner so i will have
to wait a while yet. but i think that
we will all get out sometime this winter for
                                                          to be
there is going to be two Ill regiments ^ mustered
out soon here and i think it will
be our turn next for there will only be
two regiments of cavalry left here after them
other two gets out and i think as soon
as they get off a while that we will get orders

to leave for home. our colonel has got
to be a brig General and i am glad of
it for now he is out of the regiment and
we will not be bothered with him any
more. i was in the city with the
Gen last night and we was only about
fifteen minutes coming from the city to
camp and it is four miles and a half
but i dont care how fast they ride as
long as they furnish me a horse to ride
for i like to ride fast and the faster
the better it suits me.
	No i must close for this time
as there is no news to write. you must
excuse me for writing on such dirty paper
but  i could not help it this time.
write as soon as you get this excuse all
mistakes and poor writing no more at
present but remain your loving husband

			Wm Eaegle

E.A.E.