My dear madam Your favor of the 24th inst. is received

Headquarters 106 N.Y.V.
June 7th, 1864

Mrs. P.E. Sunderland

My dear madam:
Your favor of the 24th inst. is received.  It would be utterly impossible to recover the remains of your son.  At present we are many miles away from the spot where he is buried.  We buried him in the heat of battle and scarcely had him interred ere we moved away.  It may be some consolation to you that Darwin was decently buried when many, many of the bodies of our boys lie in [coffins] and unburied.  I am a father and I can appreciate the feelings of fond parents for their child and believe me were it in my power every request you have made to me would gladly be complied with.  In regard to the agreement amongst the boys of my company about sending the remains of our dead home, when we were at North Mountain the boys agreed among themselves that should any of them die a subscription would be taken up in the company and the remains sent home.  And but one instance occurred under the boys.  Each paid twenty-five cents.
You wished to know why he was laying down.  The whole Rgt. was ordered to lay down.  He did not suffer as he died instantly.  I will send you his effects the first opportunity I have to do so.

                                    Very Respectfully
Your obt. servant
Peter Robertson
Capt. Commanding Rgt
To:
Mrs. P. E. Sunderland