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1862-1865 Civil War Period - Four Union Letters

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1862-1865 Civil War Period - Four Union Letters

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Civil War Union Letters
“The hair on the negros head is burld so darn tight they cant shut ther eyes…” Lot of Four Union Soldier’s Letters
1862 to 1865 Civil War Period, Lot of Four Union Letters, sent to Family Members, Fine to Very Fine.
1. March 27, 1862, Letter Signed, “B.F. Stalder,” 63rd Regiment Company [Ohio?], New Madrid, Missouri, 9” x 7”, 3 pages, addressed to his mother and father: Letter is dampstained, with edge splits, but Great Content!

“…Captain Pickett is the damest fool that’s ever born out of Athens Co. Wee are a lot of us making fun off him. Wall (Well) Pickett says there is no danger of a bom shell hitting the Captain… I think he can out run any man that I ever seen in my life. if I could run as fast as he can I would not soldier for a living I would com back to ohio and run foot races for a living… all of us is getting sun burnt til we look like negroes. They is nothing hear but mules and negros. The hair on the negros head is burld so darn tight they cant shut ther eyes…”

2. March 29, 1862, Unsigned, Washington, D.C., measuring approx. 8” x 5”, 4 pages, addressed to “Mother”, in part:

“… this is the homelyist City that ever I saw there are no fences it is all common most except round the Capitol house… the streets are wide … but everything seems to be neglected… there are thousands of soldiers here of all sorts…”

3. July 14, 1862, Signed “Byron”, Fort Blair, [Kentucky?], approx. 8” x 5”, 11 pages, addressed to “Hattie”, in part:

“Kentucky is in a sad state at the present time – It is infested with bunch of Guerrillas… If Uncle Sam would only give me a furlough now and then I should be better suited; but do as he may I shall try to do my duty fearlessly and faithfully let come what will…”

4. April 8, 1865, Signed “Thomas Smith,” North Carolina, approx. 8” x 5”, 4 pages, addressed to his brother:“…it is well that thee was not old enough to have to gone to war it is a hard place for one that is not very stout. I have been very lucky… The rebs would catch our boys out foraging take them prisoners & then shoot them in the head & kill them…”

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1862-1865 Civil War Period - Four Union Letters

Name: 1862-1865 Civil War Period - Four Union Letters
SKU: 25830794
Price: 475 USD
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