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Camp at Winchester Va
              October 7th 1864

Dear Father
             I have just received
your letter and I was very
glat to here from you again.
I inform you that I am
well at present time and
hoping that these few lines
will find youns all injoying
good helth. Since I wrote last
to you we have had quite a tea
party with the Johnny Rebs. On
the 19th of September we broke up
camp in the vicinity of Berryvill
and took up our line of march for
Winchester, and at 7 oclock we
encountered the enemy on this side
of the town of Winchester and
kept driving them all day and
at 4 oclock we took possesion of the
town of Winchester. I will relate
to you how we was formed in
line of battle. The 6th corps on the
left and 19th in the center and
the 8th corps on the wright of the 19th cor
and the 1st Division of Cavlry was
on the wright of the 8th corps and
the 3st Division of Cavalry was on
our left and the infantry pressed
forward in line of Battle and drove
the Rebels from every iportant
point on the Battle field inflicting
a great loss in there ranks and
sending them back in a Demoralized
Condition. They did not dare to show
them selves before the yankee Boys
that day for they know if they did
it was retter ruin in there case.
And as we pressed forward we drove
them before us like a flog of sheeps
and the could not stand before the
steel of the yankees. So as we pressed
forward they run in every way.
So no officers could rally them
and on coming to Steadmans Farm
our Division General Russel was
killed while gallantly leading our
Column forward onto victory. He was
one of Massachusetts Brave Sons who
sacrificed his life at the alter of his
country. In fighting for the glorious
Stars and Stripes which we soon
planted in the Rebels town of
Winchester wright in the Rebels jail.
And as we pressed forward nearer the
town Brigadier General Upton was
wounded in the leg. We took to
Rebel town at that time. We had the
Rebels entirely Surrounded and the cavalry
in the rear charged the rebels the same
time we charged them in front
and we captured I think I can say
by telling the truth 7000 Prisoners 15
Cannons and caisens and 10 battles flags.
We were the first Regt that enter
the town. As we forwarded our skrimish
line and the akirmishers shot in
every street they passed through. And
we press forward and held the town
and General Sheridan ordered our
Brigade to stay here and garrison
the town on account of the gallantly
we displayed here in the fight of
Winchester. Our Regt lossed 52 men in
killed and wounded. Our Company lost
one man killed and 3 wounded. Our
Captain was Wounded by a Shell. It
broake his arm and hard him on
many other places. And about Franklin
pay you will get that all but they
aint got time now to fix it and
let me know about my bounty if
they did pay it or not, and I
received them stamps and discharge.
Write Soon and let me know
all the news.  So much from
your son
           Emanuel Peter
          Jacob Peter rite Soon