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N. C.
Camp. 15 [text illegible] Near Goldsboro
March the 29 1865

My Dear friend it is with pleasure 
I take the present oppertunity [sic] to 
write you a fiew [sic] lines to let 
you know that I am well at 
this time I wrote you a letter at 
davenport [sic] and have got no answer 
yet I have a joly [sic] time on the 
S. C. and N. C. campaign one 
lived on the rich produce of the
Confedracy [sic] witch [sic] is ham and eggs 
sweet potatoes and butter flour an[sic]
meal chicken turkey geese and [text illegible]	
fresh pork fresh beef evry [sic] thing
we could forrage [sic]. The most fault
I found was making the swamps 	
had to made the salt Catcher Swamp
it was about crotch deep and was one 
mile and 1/4 furth [sic] wide it was on
the 3rd of Feb. and you bet it was cold




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I suppose you have got the full detail
of it by this time I got to try
my ould [sic] musket a fiew [sic] times once
we charged the ponies and made them
run like the devil it was fun to
see them run through the brush
I think that ould [sic] Dutch woman
told me some things that was true
when she told my fortune at
Kirksville. Lleffler I believe was the
name. I had a nice ride on the
Ocean it made lots heave [text illegible]	
but I did not get sea sick
we was [sic] out of sight of land most
times hours we went abord [sic] the boat
at Thunderbald G. A.  and got off at
Rufort, S. C. Thare [sic] we feasted on
oysters and [text illegible]. Well John
I got two letters from my girl
yesterday and she was well that
was [text illegible] news for me
I got 8 letters in the same
day I guess my friend have not




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all forgot me yet. Well my time
is half out all but 5 days that 
is 300 hundre [sic] dollers [sic] I have mad [sic] 
in 6 months, and had the pleasure 
of serving my country I have 
never missed one days duty since 
I left home I have the best health 
I ever had in my life. Well John 
I will be home next fall and then 
I will come down and see you 
and we will have a good time and 
then if you will go home with 
me I will wrrent [sic] you that you 
can enjoy your self thare [sic] for
thare [sic] is [sic] lots of girls thare [sic] and
they like to dance. My girl
dont dance but that dont make
any differance [sic] with me I like the
fun as well as ever, tell me
wher[sic] Clark is and if he is
at home tell him to write to
me also tell Jim to write




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Give my best respects to
all of the [text illegible] friends
pleas[sic] write soon

Direct to James P. Milliken
Co. G., 15, Iowa
3rd Brig., 4 Div. [text illegible]

From Your Friend
James P. Milliken