Shreveport L^a March the 26^th

 

My Dear Mary

I recon you will be a little soprised to lern that I am now in Shrevsport. I wrote to you a bout a week cince from grande[?] near Natchitoches I told you that we was going to work thare but the order was countermanded before we got to work and we wer orderd up to this place we got here yesterday morning we are now orderd to work here I wish we could have gone to Martial it is a dificult matter to get bording or any thing else here. Magor Robertson lives in Neworlean and it is like puling eye teeth to him to come up the country he always wants to go down the country if general Taylor whips the yanks below we will go back to Alexandria as soon as posible. I allowe I would rather stay thare than here but after I once get acquainted here and get the run of things I expect I would rather stay here. I would like to go to Martial it is a pretty place and a plesant place and then if I dident get a furlow to go home you could get a furlow to come to see me we cant get a good drink of water without paying for it General Prices armey past thru here yesterday on ther way to reinforce General Taylor I think the yanks will get lict up if a general fite comes off General Momeduckes cavelry was orderd to reinforce General Taylor but the Mosourians refused to come to Lousianna 

 

I cant here any reliable nuse about whare the feds are or what they are dooing they was near to Natchitoches when I hird from them last I think General Taylor will be able to whip them back if he gets the reinforcements from Texas and Arkansas that it is expected he will get. I havent hird from youngs Regment cince I left Alexandria onley I lernd that non of youngs Regment was captured at fort derucy I would be glad to here from you I havent hird cince dock got back. I sent you fifty dollars by lutenant [?] but I have for goten whether I wrote to you about it or not if we whip the yankeys and drive them back and we are orderd back to Alexandria I think I will get a furlow to go home from here well my good wife I dont know what more to write I hope to here from you soon give my love to my good sister and Allie my respects to Dick Miller if you see him Direct your letters to me Shrevesport La in care of Magor R. L. Robertson ordinance department

 

I am as ever your affectionet Husband

James G. Wadley

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