Mount Olive N.C.

Aprile 4^th 1865

 

            Dear Brother & Sister

                                    I seat my self to write you a few lines to let you know that I am well and hearty and hope these few lines may find you all well I received a few lines from you a few days ago and was glad to hear from you the date of your letter was Feb 14^th Which is the latest news I have had from home But I hope I will get another letter from you or some of the rest of the connection in a few days for I dont believe we will stay here very long until we make an other moove and I think within the next two months we will strike the fatal blow that will end this war General Sherman made a speech to the 15^th army Corps the other day and toled / them that in six months he would discharge the best army ever was, and it is the opinion with all the officers and privates that there will be no more fighting done after six months from the present time I got home on the eighth of last Aprile and we have done more towards putting this war to an end since we come back than we ever did before take a map and see where we are and where the Richmond army is our lines is from Goldsboro to Mt Olive and from Goldsboro to Newburn we are geting our supplies from Wilmington and Newburn by Railroad and the boats runs up the Neuse River and brings supplies to kinston look at the distance from Atlanta to Macon and Millegeville, Louisville Waynesboro and on to savannah with all the railroads cut between there and atlanta and from Savannah to Springfield Robbertsville Barnwell / Lexington Columbia Lancaster Chesaw Wadesboro Rockingham fayetteville Smithfield is a portion of the towns we was in But us Cavelrymen went to the left of Columbia S.C. and from near smithfield to this place that was the rout of our Cavelry Div from savannah and we was on the left flank of the army all the way from savannah here and all the railroads from savannah to this place is distroyed from within 16 miles of Augusta 16 miles was the nearest we was to that place and if you will look at a map and then tell how the Rebels is going to feed a army as large as theres is in North Carolina with all the railroads cut up or burned I should say and the Iron twisted up leading to other states you can tell more than I can the rebs says there selves that it is no use to try to stop shermans army and one thing I know the Rebs dont fight as hard / as they did two years ago unless they have about two men to our one Well I believe I have writen about all for this time But I think we will leave here in a day or two But we may stay here for a month yet us fellows dont know anything only to put confidence in our officers and go where ever they send us Well I believe I will quit by asking you to write let me know whether Pa got that money J.B. Stewart sent to him from Marietta for me or not

 

Give my Best Wishes to all the

Friends

                        Marion Pumphrey

                        J.M. & Mat

                                    Summers

                        Write soon and often

                        M. Pumphrey

            Co. G. 8^th Ind. Cav. 1^st Brig. 3^rd Div. 1^st Cav. A.C.

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