Yours of the 9" was received with pleasure I assure you it does me good to hear from often We are haveing very easy times of it now we do not have much to do only keep ourselves as clean as we can I will enclose you one of Gen Shermans orders issued yesterday That shows us how the thing is with us in a few words

In less words than I can write it I think we shall be at home by the first of July I am told that we are going to march through to Washington it will be a long march for us nearly 300 miles I can tell you that I shall not carry a very heavy load from hear would you The cars are just beginning to run from Goldsboro for the first time since I have been here I had a letter from aunt Lizzy to day she sent me her photograph she said she would if I would send mine and she kept teaseing me to send it and I wrote to her

that I had not anymor I could not get any taken And I happened to have one in my pocket and I put that in a letter and sent it off and in her last she wrote that she wished she could see some look like me in it I answered it and told her that it was not mine I will send you hers in this letter
I will close good by I remain as ever your son

H E Randall