July 14th, 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/14/2011
War-date Union officer's Autograph Letter Signed by "Captain Wm. Chase" 45th Pennsylvania [WIA at Jackson, Mississippi, and the Wilderness] 4pp. quarto, Camp Near Jackson, Mississippi, July 14, 1863, and reads in part, "I am yet alive...we have been through a pretty hard time down here for the last week...we advanced about a mile and a half driving the enemy's skirmishers before us...we were up to their rifle pits, when we were met by a shower of leaden hail. But our boys held their ground...the rebels had the advantage for they had the woods...James Noble was struck by a ball in the left side of the neck (breaking his neck)) and passed out of his right shoulder. He spoke to the man beside him telling him to carry him back to the rear and that is all he said...Ed Carvey then went up towards him when he was struck in the leg with a ball passing through...just after Ed was wounded I was struck on the shoulder with a ball but it happened to strike my shoulder strap which was a heavy brass plate breaking the strap all to pieces and tearing it off my shoulder...our regiment had nine men in all killed and wounded...Dewitt C. Hogg is now my second lieutenant while I am Captain. ..." Very good condition.
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