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Oliver Boardman correspondence and journals, 1861-1863
12_1863-03-19 Page 02
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6th Iowa for burning him out of home he says not one of them shall ever receive any mercy from his hands. Our duty since the other Regts left is heavy it takes two companies on picket every day -- then the picket lines are not very strong -- two companies on the fortifications at work every day and every three or four days it takes about four companies to guard forage train The greatest change and one I expect that will surprise you the most is that George Lee is dishonerably discharged for cowardice. one night over a mont ago our company was out on picket and we were looking for an attack George Lee and two others were on a post by themselves and during the night while george was on post the Grand Rounds came around and George thought it was seces coming so he throwed down his gun and fled I never said anything about this before because I didnt know what his sentence was going to be and it was such a hard story I didnt want it to get out at home unless it should come to the worst which it has done. he leaves us this evening. I have receive no letters lately but I received two or three papers within the last two or three weeks the tribune from home came to hand a few minutes ago. I must close for the want of space Write soon tell me all about how Father Mother Goodrich and Ida and little Allison and all the rest are getting along .. Oliver
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6th Iowa for burning him out of home he says not one of them shall ever receive any mercy from his hands. Our duty since the other Regts left is heavy it takes two companies on picket every day -- then the picket lines are not very strong -- two companies on the fortifications at work every day and every three or four days it takes about four companies to guard forage train The greatest change and one I expect that will surprise you the most is that George Lee is dishonerably discharged for cowardice. one night over a mont ago our company was out on picket and we were looking for an attack George Lee and two others were on a post by themselves and during the night while george was on post the Grand Rounds came around and George thought it was seces coming so he throwed down his gun and fled I never said anything about this before because I didnt know what his sentence was going to be and it was such a hard story I didnt want it to get out at home unless it should come to the worst which it has done. he leaves us this evening. I have receive no letters lately but I received two or three papers within the last two or three weeks the tribune from home came to hand a few minutes ago. I must close for the want of space Write soon tell me all about how Father Mother Goodrich and Ida and little Allison and all the rest are getting along .. Oliver
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