The copies that I received indicate that the originals are in the National Archives. I have tried to reproduce the original spelling, punctuation, and grammar as closely as possible. To indicate new sentences, I have inserted extra spaces in between where there was no punctuation.
Paragraphs are somewhat arbitrary, as the original really has none.
Sometimes it seems as if his thoughts were racing faster than his fingers could write, as certain words are missing and a phrase seems incomplete. Notations in brackets are either words that I was uncertain about, or clarification points. Yesterday morning I went into Port Hudson to see the Rebels lay down their Arms and Surrender themselves Prisoners of war. I think our gun Boats will soon clear them out. I think that after thay had dun to say the lest as much hard Fighting and have ben kept in front all of the time with the exception of the hard march to Clinton thay should have had the privalage of being presant at Surrender of the place in the room of Rig ts that have dun but little hard duty but have lain back in the woods as reserve force.