Amherst, New Hampshire, June 29, 1865.

Letter from the 6th Heavy Artillery. Fort Simmons, Md., June 16, 1865

It starts out:

LETTER FROM THE 6TH HEAVY ARTILLERY.
Fort Simmons, MD, June 16, 1865

Venerable Cabinet:
At last we have it--the order, "homeward, march." At two o'clock this morning, the boys were woke up by the orderly, to the tune of "fall in, company--heavy marching order, and three days rations." At 5 o'clock the regiment reported at Fort Reno--twelve hundred and forty-five men--where, after being formed in line, an order was read from Gen. Harde, complimenting the regiment for the uniform good conduct which had characterized them during the eight months they had been under his command; that he was sorry to part with them, and hoped that on their return to their different positions in civil lfe, they would meet with all the success they anticipated, and receive the reward due the well-directed efforts of every loyal citizen. After the reading of the order, we immediately took up the line of march for Washington. The appearance of the troops elicited the highest commendations from all, and as we passed down the Avenue, the children of the public schools cheered us on the "homeward way' by appropriate songs. We reached the B, & O. R. R. depot about 9 A. M., where we remained until twenty minutes past four, enlivening the intervening time as only soldiers know how to do. One very pleasant incident happend here, which deserves a passing notice--that is, the adopting
CHILD OF THE REGIMENT.

Master Geo W. Thayer is now "our boy," and that his future career may be one of honor and usefulness, is certainly the wish of a thousand warm hears in the First N. H. H. A. At the conclusion of the ceremonies, Master George, who, tho' only 12 years of age, yet sports a Major Drummer's stripes, gave us the Revielle, Assembly, and Tatto, in a style that made some of the veterans in the drum corps open their eyes in wonder.

At last we are moving. The long train of fifty cars, drawn by two powerful engines, is slowly but surely creeping over the up-grade; soon we begin to increase the speed, and as Washington, the capitol, and the many familiar scenes of the past nine months, recede from our vision, cheer upon cheer goes up from the boys. All along the route, from nearly every house, some flag, banner, or "fair Lady's" hankerchief, waved the "goodbye, soldier." Sambo, "hoeing corn," suspended his work and we rattled along, and as he waved his well ventilated tile, shouted "Good bye, massa; God bress you." And so we rode on throug, I believe, the finest farming country I ever saw, until nine o"clock found us in

BALTIMORE

After refreshing ourselves at the "Soldiers' Rest with hot coffee, corned beef and bread, we marched across the city to the Northern depot, where we again took cars, and at 9 o"clock Saturday morning reached

PHILADELPHIA

No other city in the Union is linked to the hearts of the Union soldiers with such grateful feelings, such pleasant associations, as is that same city of Brotherly love. Most truly and nobly has she established her claim to that title. The half a million of Union boys who have passed through there during the past four years, have told, from the banks of Potomac to Richmond, and from Richmond to the Rio Grande, how at the Union Volunteer Assoication Rooms and at the Cooper Volunteer Saloon, they had been fed and rested. The sick or wounded soldier, limping home from the battle field, has here had his wounds dressed, and been tenderly nursed and cared fer until able to go on his way rejoicing.

Here we were taken to the Union Rooms, and, after a refreshing wash all around, sat down to tables loaded with good, substantial viands. Marching across the city, we once more embarked on the cars, and were en route for

General Grant's Residence in Philadelphia.--The residence recently purchased by a committee of gentlemen of this city, and which has been gratuitously tendered to General Grant and family as a permanent home, and which has been accepted by Gen. Grant, is on the north side of Chestnut Street, west of Twentieth. The building occupies a front of twenty-two feet, extending back to the distance of one hundred and sixty-eight feet, with a thirty-foot street in its rear. It is a four-story double front, with three-story double back buildings. The structure cost thirty thousand dollars. As the donors intend furnishing the dwelling before handing it over, it will not probably be ready for occupancy until about the first of March. The furniture is now in process of manufacture, and will be of the rarest quality.--(Philadelphia Inquirer).