Union Forces Are Driven In During The Battle of Seven Pines.

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A good war-date Union soldier's battle letter, 4pp. 4to., written, on U. S. Capitol stationery, by Sgt. Nathan Cory, Co. C, 101st Penn. Vols., (POW Plymouth, N. C., April 20, 64), White Oak Swamp, [Va.], June 5, 1862, in part: "…I am still alive and has went another very hard battle on last Saturday. The rebels made the attack on us…twenty five of our company [were] on picket. They first shelled the woods to drive our pickets in but they did not get it dun. After a short time we seen the enemy. We gave them a few rounds but they came on us to[o] strong and drove us in. There skirmishers killed and wounded some of our pickets and we killed a good many of them…[o]ur pickets fighting was just fun till there big army came up. Then it was damned hard fun. They had over one hundred thousand…we had only about six thousand till our reinforcements came and that was about three hours. In that time they drove us out of our camp and took everything we had…John Moore got wounded. He got shot just below the bench. It did not injure the bone much. It did not stop him from walking. They took all the wounded to Philadelphia where they will all be well taken care of…he will be sent home…there was 5 wounded in our company…killed Theodore Mulhouse, Frank Ford, Wm. Robeson. Wounded J. Moore, Wm. Thompson, Wm. French, John Klink, Silas Blair. The rebels drove us for a little while…then we held them…till Sunday morning then our fresh troops came in and run them like hell. Then they marched us back and let the fresh one go in…they are fighting ahead today…Nathan Cory…John is not dangerous [wounded] and I am all right…". The original stamped transmittal cover is included. VG

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