Raynor HCA 2014-01
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/30/2014
A good war-date Union soldier's letter, 4pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Ezra Greene, Co. H, 2nd Rhode Island Vols., "Camp Slocum, [Washington], Dec. 23, 1861", in part: "I received George's telegram day before yesterday and went direct to the captain who gave me a pass to the colonel who wrote me a few lines to the Assistant Adgt. General. I went direct but the Adjutant was not at home so I went…to the Brigadier General who talked to me in the following manner he says it is so late…that all of the offices are all closed and could not be opened until Monday and then it would be so late that I could not get home before father must [be] buried…the general is a fine man and appears to be very accommodating. I shall get a furlough through the Regular channel…but the captain will do nothing for me. If I had threatened to blow his brains out I could get favors…Russell Gardner is another of Captain [Beriah S.] Brown's enemies. One of the men…told Capn. Brown he would shoot him if he ever got a chance. Now the capn gives him a pass to the city almost every week…there is no justice done in this company…the orderly had one pair of pants he said…he would let me have then…he let the man have them that threatened to shoot the Capn…the Qr. Master has got no more. We shall get none until they get ready to give out the blue pants…General Burnside has done all he can to get this regiment to go in his expedition but has been refused by Genl. McClellan. He say if we go into a battle he is a going with us…". VG
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