Manchester Va.

                                                                                      May 16^th 1865

Dear Mamie

                        I received your very welcome letter of 8^th a day or two ago. You seemed to have an idea like myself that I should be at home in a few days I fear that my last letter will prove a sad blow to such hopes. I cannot tell now when the Regt will come home but, everything seems to indicate that they will stay their time out. I heard from them a few days since They are not having such fine times as they expected to up there the Guirellas trouble them some. A few nights since they stole/5 Horses & the Hostler W^m Durham, Brother to John The last I heard from there they had not found Bill but had recovered the horses—He will undoubtedly “turn up” all right. I have thought some of Resigning if I thought that I could get the $150. Dol. due at the end of the war I would. I hate to stay another summer in this cursed hot country. I believe I could take 150 Dol worth of comfort at home before Sept. & I could certainly save something which it is almost impossible to do here A portion of the 1^st Corps have arrived here on their way to washington & does really seem as if we were to be the last If so, it will not be long at the fartherest before I come home. I cannot think of more to write at this time

                                                                                    Good bye

                                                                                                Much Love

                                                                                                            Court.