Raynors HCA 2014-11
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/6/2014
A rare war-date Union soldier's letter, 3pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Isaac Newton, Co. G, 93rd Ohio Vols. [POW Chickamauga, 9/19/63; DOD as POW Danville, Va., 12/06/63 and buried there], Louisville, KY., Apr. 27, [1863], to his father concerning a shoot out at a house of ill repute, in part: "…Dr. Gardner of the 24th Ky is our surgeon in charge. He is liked very well by all…we got 30 more patients from Nashville…we have got another case of shooting at our hospital. A soldier of the 6th Ky. Cav. was in a house of ill fame up on Clay street and got into a fuss with one of the women when she got one of his revolvers and shot him in the hip but I suppose not dangerous…he pulled away and shot her in the bowels supposed to be mortally wounded. Soon after the affair I went with 3 other boys and took a stretcher and brought the boy away and took him to this hospital. He was very drunk when we brought him down. He seems to be getting along very well…". The original postally used transmittal cover is included. Overall VG. In all our years as auctioneers this letter's contents are a first for us and it is certainly worthy of further research!
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