Raynors HCA 2015-11
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/3/2015
A good war-date Union soldier's letter, 4pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. James A. Hudson, Co. H, 1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry, "Headquarters 1st N. Y. (late Lincoln) Cavalry, Camp Kearney, [Alexandria, Va.], Feb. 19, 1862", to his cousin, in part: "…there is no doubt that our regt. will be discharged and I will be home by the 4th of July. You have no doubt heard the good news from Tenn. It was recd…last night with cheers and firing of minute guns, salutes etc…as soon as the roads get decent you can rest assured that you will hear a good account of the Army of the Potomac. We will be in Richmond before the first of June…the battle of Bull Run No. 2 will be a different affair than the last one…I have no horse yet…our quartermaster has gone to Washington for them…8000 new ones came into Washington yesterday…the most direct rout from here to Mott's Battery…is to pass up the Leesburg turnpike…[Jim] Potter does not shoe any horses unless he wishes to as he is the best horse shoer in the Regt…he is busy most of the time feeding the horses medicines, dressing wounds etc. by instruction of Easley [Thomas C. Eastley POW Manassas, Va., 8/15/62] Regimental Veterinarian Surgeon…J. A. Hudson." VG
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