Franklin County: Peter Boyer to his father, Peter
Boyer, May 13, 1865
Summary:
Boyer is upset that his regiment is not being discharged.
Peter Boyer
May 13th, 1865
Camp Remound Chapel Point
Dear Father
I take the present pleasure to let you know that I am well at present hoping you
all the rest are the same Further I let you know that we are still at this place
There are rumours every day that we would leave I am
very much disappointed about staying out here so long if there was any fighting fights I wouldn't
think of going home but now battles are fought and they [illeg.] but
victories are won and now they keep us still
out here
just for nothing and make us drill every day We are now out here nearly three years and since we are out
here there was nothing but fighting almost all [deleted: ] the time
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and we have always done our duty and every fight we was in we done our share and never was at
home once but now the battles are fought and the rebels are driven away now they
don't care for the poor soldier when he gets home or
if he gets home at all last summer when the rebels were at the gates of
washington there [unclear: was] fighting were glad for us then they had
a great cheer about Sheridan's cavalry then they were almost scared to death
when they heard a few shots fired but now they are out
of danger Now they hate us when they see us I don't know when they will do us
that favor to muster us out and pay us off but I heard
last night that we would be discharged until October I
don't think we
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will get home before our time is out The paper says
all those that their time is out till the first of
October will be discharged now, but the rest has to stay till their time is out and then our regiment will
be discharged from the time when it was organized
and it was organized
sometime in October I also let you know that the
soldiers are getting very rough they charged on a [deleted: ] last night and took everything he
had I don't know any more news at the present time write
soon and direct Company 17th Pa Cav Chapel Point MD in care of Major
[unclear: Spira Eckahart] get no letters since I am here the go all
into the Regiment and I don't know where we will to the
regiment So nothing more for this time
from your son
Peter Boyer
Excuse my bad writing my pen is so bad
write soon
and don't forget it To my
father
Peter Boyer
