Stevenson, Ala.
		September 11th 1864
Dear wife I expect you are half crazy for not
hearing from me Sooner I suppose you have heard
all about the raid of the rebel General Wheeler before
this time well he cut the communication between
here and Nashville # eleven days ago and there has
been no mail gone through untill this morning
there was a train come from Nashville the
mail will go out from here this afternoon So
you see I have improved the first opportunity
to write I have not got a letter from you
since 3 days before the raid but expect one
or two soon I am out of stamps and am
waiting for those from home wheeler did
not do hardly any damage only tore up a few
miles of railroad track he did not capture a
single train of cars but he has lost about
2,000 of his men as the expence of his raid
I am as well as usual the Comp is in
very good health at the present the hottest
of the weather is past we have not got our
pay yet there is new recruits comeing for
this regiment So good bye to being mustered
out this fall for we shall all have to stay
our time out unless the war is over
there is not much news to write we are


still at work on the fortifications here but we
are nearly through with them In dont know where
we will go next the talk is we will go back to
Tullahoma.    Sherman has captured Atlanta
and drove hoods army 30 miles the other side of
the place bully for Sherman I don't think
of much more to write Arden must be good
and help ma all he can and when pa comes home
he will let him ride a good lot on the horses
and the colt. where is will I dont hear from
him at all does Hank's folks expect Bert home
this fall I should like to come home and see
how you look before I forgot but there is no
use in talking I am cooking yet but am
			      (b)		
getting most tired of it   bade must have his
toad fixed up with peper and salt when I
get home I think I see how the little fellow
looks when he tries to plague the rest of you
well it is most mail time and I must bring
this to a close by saying good bye. God bless
and protect you is my prayer from your best
Friend and husband
			Simeon A Howe
to His wife C E P H.