Raynors HCA 2015-11
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War-date Union soldier's letter, 7pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Coleman Tilden, Co. H, 43rd Mass. Vols., Newbern, [N. C.], June 7, 1863, to his parents, in part: "…the 44th…always talk a great deal about their Tarboro march…they will keep still now. One of their officers was court martialed for cowardice on that occasion and an order was read…from Gen. Foster which did not speak very well of the 44th for its action that time…there has been a new cavalry regiment arrive here, the 12th New York…they are going to get a large force of cavalry here and are also fortifying the place strongly so that it can be held by a small body of infantry…they can [the cavalry] go scouting round doing a great deal of damage and bothering the enemy…which the infantry cannot do…the 43d regiment is called the Tiger regiment…it is the nature of tigers to growl so this one is going to growl a little…every one here worked their hardest against us even Gen. Amory done all he could to prevent us from going first…our field officers are the ones to blame for all this trouble. If it had not been for them the regiment would have been filled a great while before it was…there is one person in Massachusetts by the name of Andrews that will never be governor of the state again if the nine month soldiers can help it. He and that drunken general of his are the cause of our time being reckoned so…it will not be a cheerful set…when the 43d gets home…Coleman." The original stamped transmittal cover is included. VG.
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