Raynors HCA 2014-11
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War-date Union soldier's letter, 3pp. 8vo., written by Corp. Samuel C. Kirkpatrick [WIA in the face at Port Gibson, Miss., 5/1/63], Co. E, 11th Wisc. Vols., Army of the Southwest, Old Town, Arkansas, Sept. 11, 1862, in part: "…we got a letter from John Carpenter…at Mound City…they said they had splendid food…the waiters in the hospitals is women mostly…we have been down the river on another cotton expedition…to Laconia…it is on the Arkansas side there was 7 Cos out of our Reg and 6…of the 33 Ill Reg. We went down on the Emma and the 33 went on the Starr. Our Co. and Co. K tuck the hurricane deck…we found 3 acres of watermelon…2 Cos. of cavalry…found them and the officers…put a guard over them…the Captain of the Cavalry came to Col. Hoag and told…it was impossible to keep the boys out of the patch. The Col. went and seen the man that owned the melons and the Col. told him to let the boys have the melons and he would guard his property…we was here thursday a hunting cotton. They had burned the most of it. We only got about 100 bales…we was at several splendid plantations. One in particular it was a very large plantation and splendid buildings and about 200 blacks. The yard was most like the yard around the academy in Plattsville…[Sept. 12]…things look very dark on our side…[referring to the Antietam campaign]…if the rebels gets into Washington it will make Old Abe prick up his ears…the report is that they have had another fite at Bull Run and licked us…a very bloody battles. A great many lives lost…there was 4 boats went down…loaded with prisoners for Vicksburg to be exchanged. As they passed they hollered for Bull Run No. 2 and for Jeff Thompson. While we was down the river…a man came on board to buy salt. He told the Col. he might keep everything from the South, but if they could get salt and corn bread they would fite us till Hell mite freeze over. We thought that was pretty cool…". The original stamped transmittal cover is included. Kirkpatrick's phonetic spelling has been corrected. Some toning, else very good
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