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Civil War: Archive of Soldiers Letters.Archive of 75 Civil War letters, dating from 1861-1865. Included with the letters are several canceled covers. The archive represents several enlisted men, from different regiments in the Union Army, which includes troop movement and battle content. Most addressed to Hadley family members. A great archive with excellent content.
January 12, 1862, Headquarters 7th Indiana Cav. Near Memphis, Tenn...."Since I last wrote you we left Memphis on the 21st of Dec and went down to Mississippi on the Ohio and Mobile Railroad. Well we done a great deal of damage to the Rebels. We destroyed the Railroad for several miles. On Christmas night we charged into a little town on the Railroad about eleven o'clock and drive the Rebels out. We burnt the town and all of the Rebels commissary and Quarter masters stores. A large amount of ammunition besides serval stands of small arms and several wagons that they captured....my brave boys and you think we would stand back no we took off our hats and started off on a yell, my horse was shot threw the right hind leg....". Sign Wm. H. Gay
August 15, 1862, Memphis, Tenn...."We have about fifteen hundred contrabands at work on our Fort Pickering. I think they are getting along with it very well....I tell you these darkies saved us of a great deal of hard work....". Signed Will
February 14, 1864, Camp Near Culpeper, Va...."We had a little raid down to the rapadan river the other day but was not in engagement. The Second Corps lost a few men. I can't tell what it may done for we have a great deal of picket duty to do and a great ways to walk but that is much better than marching....", Signed Alva C. Hadley
March 25, 1864, Camp Gierson Near Memphis, Tenn...."I want you to write and tell me what the Butler thinks about this last call for two hundred thousand more men and what they think of the draft....". Signed Wm. H. Gay
June 17, 1864, Quarter Masters Office, Big Shanty, Ga...."We have been laying here six or seven days. We had a very hard march in getting here and are having hard times here yet. We have been fighting ever since we came here. This evening we opened out with all our artillery on this part of the line. They soon stopped the Reb's sharp shooting and all was quiet. Saw the booming of our artillery the enemy did not fire a shot. We are within two or four hundred yards of the reb's works. Can throw shell into their works just as we want them. We have quite a bit of splendid guns while the enemy are worthless. They can only get on occasion solid shot to us. They do well with their small arms....". Signed W.D. Smith
July 6, 1864, Near Petersburg Va...."We have been doing some more hard fighting perhaps you have heard more about it....we crossed the James River on the 17th of June and made a forest march at night on the 18th. We made a charge on the reb's works....I received a slight wound in the left arm but was not disabled, a few days later we fell back and made our line of works 300 yards from theirs. I tell you the little bullets flew and they would send a big one....". Signed Alva C. Hadley
April 14, (n/y), Edenburg, Va...."The same news yet, we are still in sight of the Rebels and still fighting everyday though it is mostly artillery today. There has been some musketry....". Signed E. H. Hunt
Condition: Most letters in good condition, in ink and pencil. Some examples light.
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