Forat Foart Mitchel Sept 13

 

Dear Wife and Children

we have had a verry interesting time here this week we have heavey skirmishing with the rebels this week we have been under armes for four days and nites but the rebels has retreated and all quiet again we lost a few men but the rebels lost a good many our company has come in from a scout of 24 hours loaded with things we got 9 turkeys 1 fat hog a bag ful of chickens bushels of potatoes sweet potatoes at that and plates pots and a little of every thing and rebel blankets and horses and mules Oh we are a bully set of Boyes

 

September 14 we were glad / yesterday to see some of the Bucyrus Boys Ben Boyer and a lot of others they came to late for the fun I received a letter from you Friday nite and was glad to hear from home I have been writeing some ever day I will write every few days I write to pass away time and to let you and the rest of my friends hear how we get along I would like to here from home often It does me good to hear from any of yo I have writen to Tom and Dan Kate D C Boyer A Ames Sidener and Caroline Wiley I hante got but one yet and that was from yo I am harty we have plenty to eat now / and plenty to do we have a pourful army here now the rebels did not like the looks of our 32 Pounders on the foart they ware in sight of us for 3 days we have a sharp shooter in our regiment he picks them of every shot he shot 3 thursday from one house he has kild 6 or 8 him self I most forgot to mention Jacob Morfoot is here he is in company with the Bucyrus Boyes we call them the squirrel hunters

 

when you write let me no whether yo got any thing from Mcluer Keep duning him up I hante much to write now the fiteing is all over / for the present I will write soon again I think we will leave here before long we got a flag yesterday it is a nice thing it cost $55.00 it is silk it goes with our company we are the Flag Company write

 

soon Direct

                        Charles Morfoot

                        in care of Capt McDonald

                        Comp. C 101 Reg. OVI

                                    via Cincinnati

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