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		Goldsboro North Carolina
		     March 31st 1865
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D wife you may think hard of me for not
writing sooner I have not Sent a letter to you
Since we left NY City I wrote a letter while we
were at Kingston but could not send it and
wore it out in my pocket. I am well and hope
you are the same we left NY City March 15th
was five days on the water and Landed at 
Morehead City, N.C and took the cars to Kingston
and then footed it about forty miles to this
place we are with Shermans army now and
expect to go with him on his next raid they had
a fight here only a few days before we came
here the Rebs in Richmond came down here
to fight the Western troops they said they had
always whiped the Yankies on the Potomac and
they could whip Shermans men but they got badly
whiped here they were piled up dead on the
field as high as your head right where they
was shot I guess they will not try him
again for they could not whip one army corps
and there was seven Corps here as large as
the one that fought the Rebs I think they
must give up soon or they will be all used
up. it is spring here now peach trees

are all out of Blossoms and if war did not
exist people would be plowing their fields.
but war is all that is going on here, war to
the death. Oh God, how long will this continue
and how long is it necefsary (necessary) to
punish this country for her Sins. Well we 
are deserving of it all for our sins are very
great O how I should like to come and see you
and the little children Oh God will thou be a
guiding starr for the protection of my little
ones at home and will thou permit them to
live untill their earthly protector returns to
See them once more on this side the grave'
I received a letter from you last night a
very short one dated Feb. 20th 1865 it has been
a long time on the road and I suppose it went
to Nashville and all the rounds and got here at
last. tell E. that John is in Nashville and
his letters will not reach him directed
to the Company or Reg. She must direct
to the Hospt where he is and not put on
the Company or Reg. the last I heard
from him he was in Hospt. No 15 Ward 3.
Nashville Tenn. that was his direction 
when we left Nashville. I am sorry to hear
of the death of Samantha Minard but I


	Mar. 31st, 1865


thank the good Lord that he has not
sent death in my own household.
Well I must draw to a close So good bye
for this time good night from your
loveing husband
		      Simeon A Howe