Raynor HCA 2014-04
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/1/2014
A good war-date Union soldier's letter, 3pp. 8vo., written by a member of the 8th Mass. Vols., Baltimore, August 30, 1864, in part: "…most of the company is at the provost marshal office…we have to stand guard over them…the rest of the company has it pretty hard…many that is arrested for disloyal talk and they are a ruff set of men…I have been to Harpers Ferry…last week. There was a lot of bounty jumpers and subs came in and staid awl night and the next morning when they left awl oure men was a called out to guard them down to the depot…my sergeant posted me at one of the doors so they could not get out…the regt…was out to the front doing picket duty…I had the chance of seeing the rebs pickets…". Unsigned. VG
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