Raynors 2012-09
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/27/2012
A good war-date Union soldier's letter, 4pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. George Bright, Co. I, 11th Illinois Vols., on "Onward to Victory" patriotic stationery published by Gates, Cincinnati, "Bird's Point, [Mo.], Nov. 13, 1861", to his sister, in part: "…we were starting on a tramp though the swamps of Missouri to Bloomsfield…we started on Wednesday and returned on…tuesday. We had a very hard march it was what they call a forced march. We did not accomplish eny thing of importance. Carson our spy killed two cesesh and took one prisoner. We took four prisoners I seen five houses on fire. I suppose some of the other regiments done it. There was six thousand troops out. Your friend Keener was out on the same expedition. He is in the eighth regiment under Col. Oglesby…[CSA Gen.] Jeff Thompson heard of our move and run with his ragamuffins into the swamp. It was a fine thing for him…the part of this state we went through was very poor Cape Garadan [Girardeau] is a pretty town on the upper Mississippi river. Where we went on board the steamer boat…our boys that went to Belmont [on Grant's first Civil War expedition where he learned the rebels were as afraid of him as he was of them] had a hard time of it. It is opposite Columbus…if our officers…would let us fight…we could settle it in two months…". VG.
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