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. Herbert George Bond (1846-1928), Co. I, 16th Vermont (Vermont Militiaman during the St. Albans Raid and doorkeeper of the US Senate Chamber, Washington, D. C.), "Bull Run, Dec. 16, 1862", to his brother, in part: "…I am now in rebeldom…we crossed a battle field and see…a number of poor fellows [?] covered up. One of their heads stuck out. One of the men pulled out a tooth. Old guns, shells [and] bullets lay all scattered around. We see more than 50 dead horses coming from Alexandria…the boys scared up a rabbit and he run through…all of the men…they did not catch him…Lieutenant Thomas…took his sword and struck him across his neck and killed him…Thursday the 18th…we are now encamped in the woods about a mile from Fairfax Station. We are in nothing but shelter tents…". VG
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