Head quarters 3^ed Brig ambalance Corps

1^st Divis 13^th AC

Mobile, ala.

May 31^st 1865

 

Dear Brother

                        I thought I would write you afew lines to let you know that I am well and am geting a long as well as could be expected. I have not bin relieved from the ambalance Corps yet there is four of us here from the regt the regt was at Pensacola the last I hurd I hurd this morning that they had bin ordered to report at Elmira as soon as they could to be mustered out / and they say that all detailed men will be mustered out at thear command So I dont expect to see the regt eney more, and dont expect to get eney more mail from there. I have not hurd from you since I wrote about my going to texass So I thought I would have you write and let me know what you thought about I dont think I will be mustered out or relieved yet a while and when I do I will go to New Orleans La. You can write and Direct to New Orleans and I can get it there if I should stop here I will write to the [paper hole] and have him send it to me I hope you will write soon and let me know how you all / are geting along up there and wether you have hurd eney more from Brownsville and if you think I had beter go and see if I can find out eney thing about andrews affairs write me when he was Born and if you dont want me to go tell me where Uncle John Nevyus lives again I lost the letter that had his adress in and I forget where it was I think as there is a small force of our troops going to Brownsville that I can get in with some offiser and go cheeper than eney other way if I get mustered out here and get my Bounty I will have betwene 2 & 300 Dollars and if I can work my pasage I think I will go through all straight well that is / all this time So write soon and Direct to

            Wilson Nevyus

                        New Orleans

with haste                    La

 

            give my love to all

                        the Friends

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