6th New York Heavy Artillery Letter Group

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A good group of three (3) war-date Union soldier's letters, totaling 9pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Lemuel L. Hudson, Co. K, 6th New York Heavy Artillery, reading, in small part: "…[Camp Ward, 135 Reg. N. Y. Vols, near Baltimore, Sept. 12, 1862]…about our journey to Dixie…started from Yonkers Barracks on Friday night…we shifted on board of the steamer Atlas…left on the cars for Phila…we arrived at Baltimore…took breakfast at the Union Relief Association Buildings and got our rifles which are of the Enfield make…marched about 2 miles farther on the Frederick City road where "Stonewall" is said to be. We encamped on a knoll of clay…I have been on guard for 2 days…the city is all most all built of brick with a great many narrow streets. It looks better at a distance…there are about 30,000 men encamped in and about it now…L. L. Hudson, Co. K, 135 Regt. N. Y. S. Vols., Baltimore…[Head Quarters 8th Army Corps, Fort McHenry, Dec. 8, 1862]…we are encamped at Fort McHenry…we only live by conjecture here. Here today, tomorrow 40 miles off, after who can tell. This is a soldier's life…the officers go and come when they please…Lemuel L. Hudson, Battery K, 6th N. Y. V. Artillery…[Harpers Ferry, Jan. 23, 1863]…James Albert [Hudson, 1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry] came down from Martinsburg…it was a surprise to see an acquaintance or brother…in these diggings…he was going back to the Regt. again. It is at Winchester at present. He looks much better than he did when he left…for "the war"…". Unfortunately, Lemuel would not survive long afar writing this last letter. He died of disease at Harpers Ferry on March 26, 1863. Overall VG. (3 letters)

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