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Huntsville Ala March 22nd 64 My Dear Mother I received your kind letter of the 17th this afternoon and as it was the first I received since those sent by Johnnie Hall I can assure you it was welcome. When I last wrote we were prepared and anticipated leaving Nashville for Huntsville. We left there Thursday morning March 19th and arrived at Huntsville Monday morning at 10 o'clock making the trip in a little more than 4 days. Just before we reached H- I met Cousin Sam. He is guarding government cattle about a mile out on the