Raynor HCA 2013-07
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/18/2013
A good war-date Union soldier's battle letter, 4pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Hiram Ash, Co. F, 14th Indiana Vols., "On the Battle Field in Va., May 5, 1863", to the father of Pvt. Edwin R. Wyeth 14th Indiana concerning his son's role in the battle of Chancellorsville and of capturing two Rebel prisoners, in part: "…we have had a very hard fight here. We have been fighting for 3 days but aint done fighting…Ed [Edwin R. Wyeth, 14th Indiana] got throu safe. He did not get shot but he hurt his back while running after the Rebs. We got them to running and we run them about 3/4 of a mile when [we] come to a little branch and Ed went to jump over it and his foot cached in a branch and he fell and hurt his back so that he had to leave the field…he is not with the company today. He is at the hospital a helping take care of the wounded. He fought like a wild cat while he was on the field. I d=idn't think that he could stand to run so far as he did for he was complaining of his back before he went into the fight…you had orto seen our brigade go in on the charge. We went up and fired one volley and then we give them the bayonet and they just got up and skedaddled. Our brigade got the praise…by all of the generals…Gen. Hooker was around to see us last evening and he said that we done the best fighting that was done. Our men has got Fredericksburg and all of the strong works there. We are 8 miles south west of Fredericksburg in their rear…I took 2 prisoners yesterday…the[y] was pretending like they was wounded and I asked one of them were he was hurt and he said he wasn't hurt at all then I asked the other one if he was wounded and he said that he wasn't so I fetched them in…the pickets has been firing all morning and they are only about 100 yards from us…". The original stamped transmittal cover is included. VG
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