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                                Nashville

                                       May 3d 1865

My own darling,

               I received your

letter No 2 yesterday, And how can I

thank you for Willie's picture. no one

but those who are away from home can

have the least idea of  my feelings, not

only from the realization of our loss, but

on your account deerest. I know how you

must and do feel, But thank God that

there is a prospect of my soon seeing

you and, never if I can make a living

at home will I leave you. I never was

so home sick iin my life, as I have been

in this place, And it apeared when

ever I opened a letter that, something

was about to happen; but I canot write

in fact I dont want to think about it.

I arived from Bridgeport yesterday

morning and found your letter. Col [Carsmen]