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At West Point the programme was about the
same onely our amuntion was on steam transports
in the river at this place there was not but one battallion
of our reg in the fight and they were with the
advance artillery we stoped at West Point with the
aminition for fifteen days and then we went up the
Pamunky river to the White house landing I guess
that I will not tell you any thing more about the
affairs on the Paninsula for you will see by the
heading of this letter that we are not there now we
were ordered back to Washington by the secretary of
war to be mounted we went on board the steamer
South America on the 22 of May and arrived
here the next sundy morning and we marched
fron the landing up through the city to our old
camp that we left sixty days ago we have got our
saddles bridals and arms and expect our this week we
probably shall join Bankses dvision when we are
mounted You wanted to know who our captain
and Col is now Daph my motto is if I cannot
speak any good a person to not speak at all so
I will just mention their names Col John Beardsly
Capt B F Chamberlain of Randolph. I have some
verry nice specimens that I brought from the rebel
forts at yorktown I will send you some cotton seeds
that I got there. You want to know what I think of
their institution I can assure you that I do not think