Thomas Hays to unknown

Sept 15 /'64

Camp Near the mouth of White River

Respected Sir

I would like to have some information as regards a soldiers time of servis. When the call that I came out in was for three years from the date of Aug but I was in Camp Butler three months before I was mustered in the servis. And it appears now that I have to stay three years from that muster so I am with some others a three year and three months Soldier there is no justice in this as some of our boys of Company C and B was mustered out of servis yesterday just because they were mustered on the 14th

and enlisted on the tenth and I came to Camp Butler on the 4th of oct and drew pay from that date I should think that I ought to go out at that date, but all the justice a solder gets is not worth mentioning if you could have us mustered out sooner than the 30 of Dec I would like it very much for I should like to be at home at the coming Election. My vote would count - one hand I am thinking if the soldiers did not get to vote that the Copperheads will gain the day.

So [No Never?]

But [remain?] yours

Respected

Thos Hays Co. F 46th Ill.

Hays Thos. Co "K" 46th Ill

Near Mouth of White River, Sep 15/64

Says that he was mustered in 3 months after date of enlistment, and he finds he must serve 3 months more than time he enlisted for - wants to know about it.

Answered Sept 19 64

Snyder

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