Raynors HCA 2016-10
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War-date Union soldier's letter, 3pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Robert Henry Greenfield, Co. I, 1st New York Dragoons, "Camp near Washington," Aug. 3, 1864, to his wife, in part: "Having just arrived at this place I thought I would answer your letter which I received on the battlefield near Petersburg…George is dead. He died near NY City. Cap. Thorp got a dispatch that he was dead...it is sad news…it is not my fault for I done all I could for him when he was with us…I suppose your mother will go crazy if crying would do any good…I cannot cry…I cannot make it seem possible that he is dead…our brigade has been in another hard battle on the James River near Fort Darling [which is] between here and Bermuda Hundred. The Rebels tried to surround our brigade but they met with an awful loss. There was one place in a cornfield [where] there was four hundred dead Rebs left for our men to bury and a great many wounded. They did not find the one hundred days men to fight…this time. We come here on transports from City Point…we are going up in Pennsylvania and Maryland to catch them Rebs that are plundering through there. Our Division is all that is ordered here…Mite [Pvt. Milon Parker, Co. I, 1st New York Dragoons, DOD Washington 9/10/64 buried Arlington National Cemetery grave 13-8344] is sick…he is nothing but skin and bones. He looks hard…Billy Clynes wife is here and several of our boys wives…Billy's wife did not know me until I spoke…I suppose I did not look as I used to…Robert H. Greenfield." VG
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