Raynors HCA 2016-10
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War-date Union soldier's battle letter, 4 1/2pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Robert Henry Greenfield, Co. I, 130th New York Vols., Suffolk, Va., Dec. 4, 1862, to his wife concerning an expedition from Suffolk that resulted in a small skirmish near Franklin, Virginia, in part: "…we have been on a bigger march than we ever was…we got in camp yesterday…our regiment was in the advance tis time. There was one company of cavalry ahead of us. We got within half mile of the rebels when a brisk fire commenced between our cavalry and the rebels. Then there was another company of cavalry went out in the direction where the firing was heard…we was ordered to halt and fall in line of battle and in half an hour the cavalry came in within twenty rebel prisoners…one battery and eleven horses and forty stand of arms. The battery is one that the rebels took from our men at First Bull Run…it is called the Rocket Battery with McClellan's name on it…they was hard looking fellows. Some of them was badly cut to pieces. Some had their ears cut off and their faces all cut to pieces. Our men killed one of them. They was poorly dressed. One of them did not seem to care. He said to us..that we would catch Hell before night…it was a hard sight to see old men with blood running from their wounds. There was none killed on our side, one slightly wounded in the face. He was a Pennsylvania Cavalryman. The property that our men took is estimated at sixty thousand dollars and if they would only let our regiment…we could of taken them all…before they would have crossed Blackwater. There was a small piece of woods between us. We have missed one from our company. He fell out and we have not heard from him yet. His name is Saphrenus [Sepherence] Ward…it is thought he is taken prisoner by the gurilles for there are lots of them here…you spoke of my sending my likeness. Well Mite [Pvt. Milon Parker, Co. I, 1st New York Dragoons, DOD Washington 9/10/64 buried Arlington National Cemetery grave 13-8344] and I are going to have ours taken together and send it home…three new regiments came in while we was gone. There will soon be one hundred thousand troops here. Then…we will march to Petersburg and take it…we will make the rebels hunt their holes on double quick…Robert H. Greenfield." Minor staining, else VG
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