Raynor HCA 2013-07
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/18/2013
A good war-date Union soldier's letter, 3pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Alonzo Ash [DOW received at Nashville, March 10, 1865], Co. C, 31st Indiana Vols., "Manchester, Tenn., July 18, 1863", in part: "…we left the camp at Cripple Creek a few days after I wrote…we started on the morning of the 22nd of June…for Tulahoma, Tenn…our corps had to go on the left wing and we had to go a very narrow road through the woods…it rained continually for fifteen days…our company are detailed from the Regt as provost Guards in town…this place has been a very nice town of near one thousand inhabitants…the houses are decaying and falling down and all the men are going in the Rebel army and the women here look very much distressed and little children are ragged and dirty…you have not the least idea of the troubles the citizens have where the Rebs and our army has been. The Rebels has destroyed every thing belonging to Union men and our army takes from the Secesh so…the country is stripped of everything…their army is badly demoralized and a great portion of it are prisoners and they are continually deserting and coming into our lines for protection…". The original stamped transmittal cover is included. Some minor mouse chews, else VG
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