Raynor HCA 2014-01
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/30/2014
A great war-date Union soldier's battle letter 4pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Frank Ashley, Co. H, 64th Ohio, "Camp near Chattahoochie River, Ga., July 7, 1864," , in part: "…in the first place the rebs were compelled to leave their strong hold and cross the river…badly demoralized. We captured quite a number of prisoners. Our Corps captured 1300 on the 3 and 4 of July [but] could not say how the rest of the Corps done…the Union army has come off victorious so far but have suffered some loss…we lost our general [Charles Harker] in a charge a few days ago and several field officers. There was near 1500 men killed and wounded and missing, the largest part were wounded…W. P. Trago is doing well with his wound…that wound that was reported of mine is all false and as for being killed I cannot see it from where I stand…all is quiet…only once in a while the sound of a cannon to brake the stillness…last night there was about 300 rounds fired…to wake up the Johnnys. We have a fine view of Atlanta and the rebs by going to the top of a high mountain. They had a battery placed on the first day we came in…the cars acme in here it caused some cheering. The engineer blew the whistle for about 15 minutes…we have had plenty of rain…some times our boys had to lay in mud and water in order to hide…from the reb pickets. The ditches are from 18 inches to 3 feet deep…they looked like hogs fresh from the mire…about them not knowing of his brother's death…I saw him about 3 hours before his death…". VG.
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