Franklin County: Jacob Christy to Mary Jane Demus, May 29, 1865
Summary:
Christy describes his interactions with former Confederates while in Charleston, South
Carolina.
Mary Jane Demus
May the 29th 1865
St. Andrews Parish
Camp of the 54th Mass Vols
Dear sister
I receive your letter dated may the 15th your kind letter found us all well I hope this letter will find you all well
we are garrisons two fort now we are drilling on large cannons now we aint dueing much of anything now [unclear: thay] are agreat many men giting their Discharges out of our Regiment James Crunkelton and David is about to get their discharge but I dont want no Discharge untell the Regiment is all disbanded I want to stay with the old Regiment As long as she is together I come away from Massachuettes with it and I want to go back with it to march through the city of Massachuettes agian Affter our old stars and strips she is all riddle into strings just to look at it any body can tell what we have been dueing we fought hard a many A time for them
I think that we will be home a gain newyear thay are sume talk of us geting home agian the fourth day of July but I dont now how that is it may be so and agian it may not I think more about geting home now then what I did while the war was going on I think that we will get home now before verry long thay are a great many men that did belong to the Rebel army in Charleston City now it goese verry hard with them to give a way under us colard soldiers but we knock them out of our way And if thay dont like that we take them up and put them in the Guard house
We just go into the city And take the hole streets just [unclear: fer] to get them to say something out of the way to us so that we can get at them and beat them all the boys send their love to you all give my love to father And Elizaberth and to Mary and tell them that I think that I will see them all before verry long thay are three men just starting home now out of my Compy which gut their discharge
give my love to all the inquireing friends an like wise to yourself and to all the girls no more at preasant still Remain
your Brother
Jacob Christy
rite soon Direct your letter
Compy J 54th Mass Vols Regt
Charleston South Carolina
