Raynor HCA 2014-04
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/1/2014
War-date Union soldier's battle letter, 4pp. 8vo., written, on patriotic stationery, by Pvt. Halsey Bartlett, Co. A., 6th Conn. Vols., [KIA Bermuda Hundred, Va., 6/17/64], "Edisto Island, S. C., July 11, 1862", in part: "…we left James Island…and arrived on this island next day…our REg sailed on the Ben Deford. Our troops all evacuated James Island. The Sixth Conn Reg and Seventh…are together again in Wright's Brigade…the 8th Michigan got cut up the worst of any in the battle of the 16th. 7th Conn. lost (98)…men. Captain Turtelott's company, Co. K, 7th Reg lost 2 men from Woodstock one by the name of Hibbard and the other by the name of Corbin. 8 Mich. Reg. lost 300 men. 28th Mass. got cut up badly. There was one Secesh captain came out in front of his men and says "give them Yankee pets Hell." He had no more than got the words out…than seven bullets struck him…our men picked him up and carried him to our hospital and he died that night. He said he didn't know that…he was wrong in fighting on the Secesh side but if he had done wrong he hoped God would forgive him and called for a chaplain…". VG to fine
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