Letter written by Union occupation soldier John Stagenwalt

A letter (a) with envelope (b) written by John Stagenwalt, a 1st U.S. Infantry soldier stationed at New Orleans during its occupation by the Union Army. Written in brown ink on one sheet of wove paper folded to form four pages, the letter is addressed to John B. Sheaffer, of Bareville, Leacock Township, Pennsylvania, with the salutation [My Dear Father]. At top right is [Greenville Barracks / March the 19, A.D., 1869 / New Orleans, La]. In the letter, Stagenwalt asks why Sheaffer doesn't write, tells him that he'll be going to Fort Leavenworth for a bit, and discusses what he'll do after his duty is up in June. The last page of the letter has Stagenwalt's return address and along the bottom the note [Written By / Michael J W Hawk / Co. K]. The envelope (b) features a red three cents George Washington stamp on the front, is postmarked March 20, addressed to Mr. John Sheaffer, and has no markings on the reverse.