Raynors HCA 2015-02
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/19/2015
Civil War date collection of four (4) Union soldier letters written from Louisiana by privates Benjamin A. Merrill and Richmond D. Merrill both of Company K, 50th Mass. Vols. dated between January and March 1863. Typical camp news and interesting personal military content throughout including rough passage on the transport ship Jersey Blue while sailing south as part of "Bank's Expedition to New Orleans," a most certainly racy passage about "the girl's legs" which was shaded out by someone other than Merrill, going up the river to attack "Vixsburg," information concerning his father who was also a soldier in the 50th, remembering a "pretty tough boy" who once "showed us his revolver," Benjamin's not "thinking much about" of getting killed who sadly did get killed in battle at Spotsylvania Court House's "Bloody Angle" in 1864 and more including disliking Capt. Ward while preparing to move. Also included are three of the original transmittal covers endorsed by Chaplain Robert Hassall. Letter are overall VG with rough opening affecting the covers, else VG
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