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Davidson River Jan 19 1863
____ Cathey Dear Sir

I arrived home
last Friday Evening from the
army near Fredricksburg I found
our mountain Boys general well
and in fine Spirits and better
clad than I expected to See them
Gen Ransom & Gen Cooks
Brigagis left there camps on the
4th Jan at 6 o clock a m for
part unknown to them at the
time while I was at Richmond
they marched through the city
I went with them out 3 miles
the night I was in Petirsburg
they were in 2 miles of the
city But did not see them I
understood they were a waiting for
orders where to go I seen Doct
Fletcher at Raleigh he told me
there were ordered to Goldsboro NC

and to the Rail Road was making
arrangements to transport them
from Petersburg to Goldsboro If any
other troops have been ordered from Gen
Lees army I did not here it
Capt James Cathey and a good many
of his Boys sent a good large pack
of money to your care and
requested you to send an agent after
it for them I have directions
in my possession how you are
to dispose of it which directions
I was to deliver to the agents who
came after the money my girls
says send your Daughter Sarah
I could tell you more about the
Boys if I could see you more than I can
write this morning
Very Truly yours
J.W. Killian