Apr 27th 1862

Dear friend i now seat
my self to answer your
letter which i recieved yesterday
and was glad to hear from
greenbush we are all well
at present and hope this
will find you all the 
same i cant write much
for want of time as i
dont know what minute
we may be called to leave

here we have to get up
at three oclock in the morning
and saddle and bridle our horses
and put on our arms and stay
up till daylight so as not to be
surprised by the rebels we will 
have a big fight here soon
i expect we have over 200,000
troops here and the rebels has
[crossed out] [1250] 125,000 i expect to be in
this fight and after the fight
i will write a longer letter
it is very hot here and
there is peaches as large as
hickorynuts here now and [pinks?]
are in full bloom tell
Willard to write me a long
letter as i wrote the last one
now i will stop writing
direct your letter Wm Eaegles
Co. B. 3d. Reg. Mich. cavalry hamburg
Tennissee in care of captain Wilcox


so no more at present
but remain your friend

		Wm Eaegles
		        to
			E.A.D

	Write Soon as
	   you get this