Raynors HCA 2015-08
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War-date Union soldier's letter, 4pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Halsey Bartlett, Co. A., 6th Conn. Vols., [KIA Bermuda Hundred, Va., 6/17/64], Beaufort, S. C., Dec. 21, 1862, in part: "…the Forty Seventh Pennsylvania Regiment have gone from here to Fernandina, Florida…we have but five regiments of infantry here, two companies of cavalry, four sections of Connecticut Battery and three companies of the First United States Artillery. There is one company of Engineers N. Y. This is sufficient to take care of this place for I have no fear of any Secesh troubling us…they call the Sixth Conn. Vol. Regiment the best drilled, the best manners, the best to do duty of any regiment in Beaufort…while on picket out to the plantains [we] are liked the best…and while on duty…always do their duty right up 'to the handle.' So says our generals…they call us the 'Bully Sixth.'…because we always do our duty…so well…and are never afraid to do anything when called on. The Seventh Conn. Vol. are called the 'Fancy Reserve.' The Bully Sixth have been where the Seventh Conn. Vol dare not go…". VG
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