brashear City   April 21, 1863

 

            Eliza & Frank it is sorrowfull that I write this morning horis Mcguyre left hear this morning for the hospatle in neworleans he came hear yesterday he was wounded in the foot the Ball went through his foot jest Below his ankle & came out By the Big toe joint he feels in good spearts he was with the wounded I stated in my other letter Before this But I didnt see him till I had maild it he heard I was hear Buy some one and he sent A man to find me he ses william Mcguyre went through all the Battles safe till he left he ses one day tha fought from ten oclock till sundown Every canon shot over two hundred Balls within that time. tha drove three Rebel Baterys as fast as tha stove A rebel Batery another would take its plase till sundown, and tha stood thear ground til the Rebels Retreated I dont feel vary well to day I have ben standing in the hot sun to day to long the Boat came down with 150 prisnors and I stood Round in the sun to long A seeing them git A Board of the cars for neworleans general Banks has made A grand move he takes everything Befour him. the Rebels prisnors say if our armys had pushed A head as general Banks has with his army with the determination to conker or die tha would cut the Rebels army all to peases on year A go. this move will make Banks one of the Best generals in the world general wertsil next tha say those that have come Back that general wertsil ceap in the hotiset part of the fight whear the Balls flew in all direction Riding back and forward praising his men he would say Boys you are doing well. Col smith took it vary cool tha sead but perlee got excited to mutch he did not know how to dive the command

 

April 22. good news this morning. Banks army is taking everything Before it tha have surrounded to Rebel army and take them prisnors A Bout fifteen thousand of them taken all of the Rebel officers thear high generals, Banks army has taken Everything tha had the officers hear say that Banks army has taken about fifteen millyoun of dollars worth of property sutch as sugear & molasis & mules & horses and droves of cattle & coten A grate many Bales stode A way in barnes. in all of the property oup to this this time tha Everage it A Bout 15,000000, milion of dolar. the Report is in this morning that the 114 regt is on the way Back with a drove of mules & horses I hope so tha say hear for sertin that the 114 regt is on the way back if it is so tha will Be Back with in A week or ten days this is all this morning well Frank I feel quite smart this morning I hop you do to & also sister to & the Baby also & all the rest I eaint fraid of deing hear if I am an exile from home Frank I wish you was hear when I goit my discharge from the army we would Leave for the gold mines I am on the way thear puty well now it would not cost ous A grate deal to git thear from hear you would be just the Boy to go I think we could git some gold dust I think I can goit vary well now for I am uster laing on the ground all night with nothing But my Blanket and Coat in the Rain git oup in the night look round for a drier spot Ring my Blanket & lay down A gain for Another nap this is my last paper & envelope and postage stamp that I have got and no money But I come A crost A friend to day he is A gonter let me have $5.00 Dolars

 

Asa Holmes    I have lent a good deal of money to the Boys it made me short now.

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