.MjcwMA.NDE1MQ

This item is currently being transcribed by a volunteer. We look forward to making the full-text of the document available soon. (C. Glendening)

              Winchester Va  October 20  1864

Dear Father

               I take the present

Oppertunity to inform you that I am well at present hoping these few lines may find you all injoying the same. I received your letter yesterday and I was very glad to here from you again. I will let you know that on the 19th int in the morning before day brake the Rebels took our army on a surprise and been the 8th and 19th corps broke. The [ratler?] got the advantage of us and caused the Sixth corps to suffer pretty severly with the heavy plants of the Rebels although they did not deserve to follow the examples of the 8th and 19th corps and with bravery they went in and trove the Revels out of the rifle pits again which the Rebels took from the 8th and 19th corps and fifty three peices of artillery and also seven thousand prisoners were taken and the Rebels completly repulsed by the Sixth corps but our corps lost heavy. The report is that it lost thirty five hundred men in killed and wounded but if it wasent for the Sixth corps the Rebels would be in Maryland by this time and I let you know that our Regt got a new flag yesterday for the bravery we don at the Battle of Winchester and our General mate a speech to us. And I let you know that we lost three General in our corps again in this last fight. Our corps General was wounded and two were killed. You want to know whether I received that receipt. I did, but I diden vote yet I will vote at the next Election. You want to know how Georeg Baer will vote but I cant tell you it but the majority of the soldier are for Old Abraham. McClellen wount get many votes in the 49th Regt I know that much. And you wrote to me once that I should let you know what would make me believe that Edward and Harry was Copperheads and I will sent you a letter that I got from Edward and then you can see for your selve. and I say that any man that write such a letter is a D. copperhead. I dunt care who he is and I want you to keep that letter till I come home and let me know what you think of that letter and I think I must come to a close from this time and write soon again and let me know all the news.

               Emanuel Peter
               Jacob Peter
               Emanuel Peter