Raynor HCA 2014-04
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/1/2014
War-date Union soldier's letter, 2pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Robert H. Crist (1829-1912), Co. F, 21st Indiana Vols., [later captain 1st Ind. Hvy. Artillery], Fort Marshall, Baltimore, Feb. 9, 1862, in part: "…I have been buying some clothes…we have to change the color of our uniform to sky blue. There were 42 new recruits come today from Ind. We are discharging some all the while, some are deserting. There are some hard cases in the Regt and the boys tease and bother them till they get mad & leave and no one hunts them. One man was shot by the sentinel a few days ago[and] will probably die. The ball struck the joint of his shoulder and went through his neck cutting open [his] wind pipe & gullet. He is alive yet and doing well, but may bled to death any day…you & father would play smash enlisting under Jim Lane-another Fremont. Jim Lane will blow out. This war will end before we all get covered with gory & epaulettes. What would we do if we went home, nothing to do…you folks up there are crazy, wait 2 or 3 years then talk. Jim Lane would find something different from a lot of disorganized Border Ruffians to deal with…". VG
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