Peter Boyer Jr.

First Name: Peter
Last Name: Boyer
Suffix: Jr.
Unit: 
Co. C, 17th PA Cavalry (162nd PA Vo.)
Rank: 
private
Residence (County): 
Lancaster County, PA
Biography: 

Peter Boyer, Jr. was from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and served as a private in Co. C, 17th PA Cavalry (162nd PA Vo.). His brothers also served in the Union Army: Daniel Boyer served as a private in Co. I, 122nd PA Infantry (a nine-month regiment); John Boyer served in Co. B, 190th PA Infantry; William Jonathan Boyer served in Co. I, 173rd PA Infantry (drafted militia) and died in a Virginia convalescent camp on July 27, 1863

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Datesort descending Author Recipient From To
13591 Boyer16 Peter Boyer Jr. Peter Boyer Sr., Mrs. Boyer Lancaster County, PA
13580 Boyer5 November 20, 1862 Peter Boyer Jr. Peter Boyer Sr. Harrisburg, PA Lancaster County, PA
13583 Boyer8 December 29, 1862 Peter Boyer Jr. Peter Boyer Sr. Alexandria County, VA Lancaster County, PA
13594 Boyer18 June 25, 1863 Peter Boyer Jr. Daniel Boyer VA
13598 Boyer22 February 28, 1864 Peter Boyer Jr. Peter Boyer Sr. Culpeper, VA Lancaster County, PA
13605 Boyer27 March 30, 1865 Peter Boyer Jr. Peter Boyer Sr. Chapel Point, MD Lancaster County, PA
13607 Boyer28 April 7, 1865 Peter Boyer Jr. Peter Boyer Sr. Chapel Point, MD Lancaster County, PA
13610 Boyer29 May 28, 1865 Peter Boyer Jr. Peter Boyer Sr. Bladensburg, MD Lancaster County, PA

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