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American Civil War ➔ Civil War letter Harvey U. Pease 1st New York Light Artillery to friend Holmes
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Harvey M. Pease enlisted 10/5/1861 aged 21 and re enlisted in 1864 and mustered out 6/23/1865 from the 1st New York Light Artillery battery M. He served with both William and George Holmes and writes this letter from Atlanta Georgia soon after the election of 1864 in which he speaks of the soldiers votes. Pease enlisted as a private and became a Bugler after promotion.;Camp Cothrans Battery M.Atlanta GA
October 28th
Friend Holmes,
I have at last condesended to lower myself long enough to pen you a few lines Mr. Holmes just for fun, but still it is a pleasure for me to write to such as you, good, true, "Union Men"! But to begin, I am in a good run of health and my spirits are above par, and as to the Battery in general it is enjoying tip top health.
We have sent our votes home to the ballot box, and if you do as well there as we have done here, the country is safe .
Little Mac swept everything before him, he having received the nice little sum of 13 votes , in this once Democratic Company, and Abe & Andy 75, -- bets run high--. Pay Day is coming and somebody will get shaved. I have no sleepless night to trouble meon account of the coming election for I think Old Abe will surely win. The future is full of hope with such men as Grant & Sherman in the field. The coming year can have naught in store for us but glorious victories, and a Union, Strong restored.I have got to be an abolitionist. I now go in for free labor freemen, and free institutions. I have seen enough of slavery in these southern states. And where that exists no state can prosper. If it were settled by northern laborers, this wild half cultivated land would become a paradise, rich in its abundant productions. We have commenced the work of freedom and we say, lets fight her out. I have taken one step in sending my vote. Now I am ready in the field for the next.
How does the Band prosper? Write me all the news by detail, will you? And dont forget to keep my promised place vacant until this cruel war is ended. I am doing some big lipping myself these days. Im the Bugler here. Ben and I make the welkum ring with our melodious strains and everything goes off finely. I can sound all calls, and we are learning some marches for dress parade, and guard mounting. Fred Braman is at home I heard, tell him to hurry up and get well for we are in need of more men for a winter campaign.
Four of those new recruits reached us day before yesterday. Young Woodbury, Johnny Tenbrook, and two strangers, the rest are on their way. Some of our boys are home by this time their terms of service having expired. Give my regards to the Band and your family and now dont forget to write. Willie Holmes joins with me in sending well wishes.
Yours Truly
H.U. Pease
Battery M 1st New York Artillery
Red Star Brigade
1st Division 20th Corps
Army of the Cumberland
Atlanta
