Raynors HCA 2015-05
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/21/2015
A good war-date Union officer's letter, 4pp. 4to., written by Captain Augustus Alonzo Hoit, Co. G, 8th Maine Vols. (later captain 34th USCT), Port Royal Ferry, S. C., Sept. 10, 1862, in part: "…we had a report last night that 50,000 rebels had crossed over into Maryland. The people of the North had better quit begging and go to fighting. It is the only way that the rebellion can be conquered…we don't like the idea of being kept out here doing nothing…our folks at the north do not seem to realize what sort of a foe we have to deal with…till the rebels have lugged off Bunker Hill monument to have turned the free states into slave states. The rebels are very near us here…our boys have all had a fews hots at them…I paid a visit to some of our pickets who were having a pretty good time firing across the river…the pickets were in the habit of resting their muskets in the fork of a live oak tree to get a good aim…I thought I would try…before I could get ready to fire one of the rebs let go at me, send the ball into the tree through which I was aiming. He made the best shot that has been made…I returned the fire…without effect as the rebel jumped behind the trees as soon as they saw the smoke of my gun. They soon came out however and we gave them a volley which caused them to beat a hasty retreat…during the day we caused quite a large number…to vacate their posts…we shall get reinforcements soon…albert…is in the 29th Ohio Vols now in Virginia. The Regt. is reduced from 925 to 125. Albert has ben in quite a number of battles…Jasper is somewhere on the Mississippi river…yours in love, Alonzo…". Minor toning, else VG
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