Raynor HCA 2014-04
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/1/2014
A good collection of four (4) war-date Union soldier's letters totaling 12pp. (3) 8vo. & (1) 4to., written by Private Lawrence "Wesley" Mix, Co. D, 12th United States, to his cousin Eva Knapp, with some great commentary on being wounded and the Gettysburg Campaign, in small part: "…[Fredericksburg, Dec. 24, 62]…in the last fight we were not engaged with the enemy but were under their fire most of the time. Sykes Division lost about two hundred…killed and wounded…[Falmouth, May 12, 63]…our division covered the fight. The division lost between a hundred and fifty and two hundred men…[Culpeper, Oct. 9, 63]…we left the City [New York] on the morning of the 19th [after the Draft Riots]…the Regiment is nearly six hundred strong…it is the largest Regular Regiment…[Kettle Run, Va., March 7, 64]…I have not re-enlisted yet but there are a great many in the Regt. that have…[Brandy Station, May 2, 64]…I have over six months to serve yet which is time enough to get killed…marching until you drop dead, which I have seen several time last summer when we marched to Gettysburg. There was twenty five or thirty in the division that…dropped dead…in one day…it was a very hot day and we marched about thirty miles. Every once…a man carries at such a time seems a pound. I was at the battle of Gaines Mill…it was the second day of the Seven Days Battles…the next battle I was in was at Fredericksburg…Chancellorsville and the last one was Gettysburg…I have been in several skirmishes such as Mine Run…". All the original stamped transmittal covers are included. From the Mix/Knapp family correspondence offered in this catalog. Near fine
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