Franklin County: Peter Boyer to his father, Peter
Boyer, April 7, 1865
Summary:
Boyer celebrates the end of the war and expresses a longing to return home.
Peter Boyer
April 7th, 1865
Camp Remound Chapel Point MD
Dear Father
I take the pleasure to write a few lines to let you know
that I am still in good health hoping that you are
all enjoying the same further I let you know that I received a letter from you
before we left the camp up in pleasant valley and
also one from Cyrus and I answered Cyrus' letter but
your one I didn't answer because I had a letter sent
off for you the day before and I thought I would make
an answer for that but I got no letter since further I let you know that we are
encamped about thirty miles from washington on the Maryland side we came on the cars from pleasant Valley to washington and then were shipped on
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transports down here we have
a nice camp here just alongside the river the boys are
all expecting to get home before long I don't know how
long it will yet last I we don't need to fight anymore I think we will have a great time when we get
discharged about brother John I didn't hear anything this long time if you write let me know if
you heard anything of him further I let you know
that I got those postage stamps that you sent me also
let you know that I sent a little song book home when you write let me know if
you got it or not I don't know any more particular news at present [deleted: there] there are
many different reports about getting discharged but I don't know any time for sure yet when it will be but they aren't
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keeps us long any more the
[illeg.] is finished now I will come to a close this time answer
soon and give me all the news
from your son
Peter Boyer
the weather is very warm
the war is over -- union
for ever to my father Peter Boyer
