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		Battery Barracks
		N.Y. City March 9th 1865
Dear wife I have got so far in my journey
to Savannah. I dont expect to get any letters
from home untill I get to the Regt we got here
last night about 8 oclock we have had a very
pleasant time it is raining some to-day
we expect to stay here 4 or 5 days before
we can get transportation I have had one
ride on Salt water if we have good luck
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we shall not be on the water only four
days I think we Shall have a pleasant
trip time we have got along so far and
have not had any accident happen God has
followed us with his blessing so far and I 
his blessings will go with us to our journey's
end I am well as usual but some tired
for we have road on the cars 3 days and 3
nights without stopping to get out our grub
we went to the Soldiers home once a day all
the way we got the best of fare at pittsburgh
Penn I think the people of Pennsylvania are
the most patriotic of any state I have come
through they give the soldier a hearty welcome
it is not that cold stiff salute that come from
others on the road as if they were forced to [illegible in original]

welcome us anyhow but free and cordial as if
it comes from the heart. I will give you a
synposis of the route we Come.. perhaps it
will be pleasant for the children to trace out
the railroad line that I came over. I started from
Murfreesboro March 2d and came to Nashville
and stayed all night in the Zolicofer Barracks
in the morning took the cars for Louisville
Ky got there in the evening at 8Oclock stayed
till noon the next day and took the ferry across
the Ohio River took the cars right away for
Indianapolis got there the next morning about
8 Oclock and went to the Soldiers home and
got our breakfast and started for Pittsburgh
in the afternoon we went through Crestline
to Wooster and from thense to Pittsburgh
got there in the Evening 30 hours after leaving
Indianapolis went to the Soldiers home and
got a good supper and took the cars for
Harrisburg and Philadelphia was twenty-four
hours from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg and 12
hours from harrisburg to Philadelphia and
12 hours from philadelphia to New York we
have come a distance of about 1400 miles by
Rail all but about 35 miles of it in Six
days and a little over as we did not start

from Murfreesboro untill nearly night of the 
2d of March so we have not got any pay yet
I sent a blanket home in a box with Lawrence
and Daniels it is my old Blanket that I drew
in Detroit I could not carry it with me so
I sent it home the Express is paid it was
.30 cents the blanket had S H sewed in one
corner with Black thread.  Direct your letters to
		Simeon A Howe
		     Co. M. 1st Regt Mich
			               Engineers
		   Battery Barracks, N.Y.
dont get downhearted but keep up good
spirits and all will be well in the End.
Kiss the children for me if I had the money
I would buy Something for the children but
cant do it for want of funds.
God bless you all.
		      Good bye
			Simeon A Howe