Franklin County: Peter Boyer to Daniel Boyer, June 25, 1863
Summary:
Boyer gives a description of an engagement between Federal and Confederate troops in
Maryland.
Daniel Boyer
June 25th 1863
Dear brother
I take the present opportunity to inform you that I received your
[unclear: letter] and I was very glad to hear of you further I
let you know that we came to the regiment yesterday morning I let you know that when we broke
our camp up at brooks station all the dismounted men were sent to [unclear: safeguard]
court house there we got horses again and from there we marched by Alexandria There we stayed a short time then we got again marching order when we
started off and crossed the potomac river into
Maryland then we went up on the other side the river about forty
miles to guard a bridge we marched one day and one night before we
stopped and in the morning we came to the bridge there was a party of rebel there they were
found in line of battle we were also formed to charge but before
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we came in sight of
the rebs they retreated across the river we then stayed there two days and two nights then we
started again for Alexandria when we came to that place we stayed
there two days then we started for our regiment I let you know that I couldn't get any letters while we were from the regiment and
had [unclear: hardly] to send one of the regiment lies three miles from Alexandria I also tell that I was sick while we were at
[unclear: Stofards] I had headache and diarrhea I got medicine from the doctor and I got well again I also tell you that our
regiment was in two fights during our absence but there is only one
man wounded in our company
I also did see in your letter about I don't think that I go to the
girls
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until I came home I also let you know that my money is all gone the time when
I was sick I spent
[unclear: a good many by the]
[illeg.] and I wish you would send a few dollars I do not
know when we will get paid but I guess we will get paid before long I
also let you know that I received the postage stamps which you sent to
me
So I must come to a close for this time
write soon
Peter Boyer
to Daniyel Boyer
