Raynor HCA 2014-01
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Strong Union soldier’s letter written by William H. Trump, who enlisted 7/8/1861, Danville Pa., into PA Batty F, 1st Light Artillery, fighting through 6/9/1865 when he was mustered out, 4pp., VG. In part, “Camp near Sharpsburg, October 10, 1862, ... As for my escapes on the field is truly a wonder on that memorable 17th the chances for escapes was few. In the position that we occupied, you spoke of the corn field, that is the place, where we worked our Battery for four long hours and the place is marked with piles of our dead horses & men. The Battle will long be remembered by those who participated in it. ... The Baltimore Papers says that how the 2nd Regt. was ordered forward at Williamsport the mortality became so great that when they arrived there and stacked arms, only 200 muskets out of 780 could be found. ... We need men to man our Battery we have only enough left to man two guns out of six and the men must be had and the old companies filled out soon for I fear that we are trifling too much time away until it will be late and the union not preserved. ...
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