Raynors HCA 2015-02
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/19/2015
War-date Union soldier's letter, 4pp. 8vo., written by Sgt. Charles W. Personius, Co. G, 50th New York Engineers, "Camp of the 50th N. Y. Eng'rs near Popular Grove Church, Va., Dec. 16, 1864," in part: "…we was gone…just six days, there were three Cos. of us B., C. & G. and Co. C had the canvas train with them and had to lay the bridges, three in number. We started on Tuesday the 6th and returned Monday the 12th having traveled 90 and 100 miles and carried all our personal property on our backs…we were within 12 miles of North Carolina…dry pine rails and pine boards make a tip top fire…the last night…was the coldest of all…the mud froze up tight as a brick…we tried to sleep a little…but it was so cold even the officers who had pretty good quarters could not stand so at two o'clock in the morning we pulled up and started for camp over the hubs and ruts almost on a trot. One of the Co. traveled all that day…and had nothing on his feet but two pair of socks …one man…was left behind on the other side of the Ottawa river and has not been heard of yet…he has either got his throat cut or something else…the guerrillas are very hostile and barbarous down near Sussex where he was left. His name was Edmund Dann [died as POW Jan. 29, 1865] and is a new recruit…we had no ambulance of means of bringing him along with us so he had to be left to his fate. The troops consisted of Gen. Gregg's cavalry. The fifth Corps and one division, the 3rd of the second Corps…under command of Gen. Warren…the country is very rich and productive and the old farms had all that heart could wish for but it is all gone and destroyed now…". VG
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