Camp 2^nd Vt Vols Apr 15^th 1865

Barks Station, Va

 

Dear Father & Mother

            I once more take my pen in hand to write to you to let you know that I am well & hope these few lines will find you the same I received your letter of the 5 night before last & wrote a few lines to let you know that I was well this is an awful rainey day we hear that we ar a going to washington take the cars here & go to Peatersburg from thare to City Point

 

we ar all feeling well we thing this corps will be Discharged a bout the first time of

 

I sopose you ar a weoring a bout me all the time you need not eny more for the fighting is done Genl Lee surrenderd his Armey the 10 Day of Apr

 

we in the front the 6 Corps theer was never was never such a time known before such cheering & sarlutts a long the hole line we started back all out of Rations marched to here over 30 miles the Rebs wear all so hard up til had to give them some of our Rations

 

we got here here night before last drawed Rations prehaps they did not taste good or eny thing we dont know how long we shall stay here but dont / expect to but a few days quick as we can get transportation we shall go Father you spoke a bout the bounty hadnt got it will send you an order of 20 Dolers we ar haveing a good resting spell now we shall see no mor fighting well I cannot see think of much more to write this time write to me soon as you get this Direct as before hope I shall be at Home by the 4 of July if not sooner good by

 

                                    From your son

                                                            L W Haven

                                                Co. I 2^nd Vt Vol

                                    2^nd Brigade 2^nd Divsion

                                                6 Corps Armey of the

                                                                        Potomac

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