Mobile Alabama

April 20^th 65

 

Dear Brother

                        I received your kind letter of march 28^th in good time and was very glad to learn that you wer all well in Pulteney I also received a letter from Josiah at the same time and as I had wrote to you a few days I wrote to Josiah and gave them all the particulars about Spanish fort and fort Blakely. So I thought I would wait a while untill I got to mobile then write to you We the ambalance Corps came across from Blakely on the 12^th at night it was very quiet here when we landed I found John Prentiss and he told me that there was a mail at the Co for / me at the Co so off I went and found them in good quarters in a large brick building and everything handy it was onely two blocks from the landing but when I got back the train had gone and left me and it was about dark and I could not find out which way they went so I started on my own back up streat and went all over the city I thought but could not get eney track of them at last I found one of the boys of Co A that belonged to the pioneers so I put up with him for the night and took a new start in the morning and found the train about half a mile from where I staid so I was all right at last and understood navagation some. we are encamped about 2 miles right back from the landing out side the first line of brest workes. there is 3 lines the first and 2 / is very strong with regular forts every 30 or 40 rods apart the midle line is the strongest there was from 5 to 7 guns mounted in each fort on the midle line but none on the inside line I think all the guns wer spiked that was around the city. but there was lots of aminitions in the magazeens and I believe there was a few torpedoes fixed to some of them but done no hurt as I know of and on the whole I think mobile is the nicest city I have seen in the South the streets are straight and well shaded there is 2 streets with horse carrs on one comes out to our camp the other goes out 7 miles every thing is all quiet the citizens thinks the Yankees aint so bad as represented Some of the rebels said that our genls was going to give the soldiers 3 days to plunder the city but they found that was not so and the soldiers behave themselfs / a great deal beter than was expected although they took some chickens and piges &c. &c. I hear that the regt is all going down town to do provo duty I think we will go down there soon for Capt Balard Commander 13 AC ambalance Corps went down town to get a stable to day. the Boys are telling that they hurd down town that Uncle Abe and Seward had been assasinated in richmond and kiled but I cant believe it yet at least I hope not. Well I dont know of eney more news to write this time. Oh yes they say that all the 62 soldiers are to be mustered out on or before the 10^th of August 1865 if so I hope I will be home in July to selebrate the fourth well write Soon

 

Love to all Inquiring Friends

                                                Your Obedient Brother

                                                            Wilson Nevyus

                                                                        Co. A. 161. N.Y.V.

                                                                                    Mobile, Ala

 

I will send you some Papers if I can

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