Raynors HCA 2016-10
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/21/2016
Union soldier letter written and signed by Sergt. Albert Newell Hubbard, a 28-year-old farmer from Windsor, Mass., enlisted in July 1862 into Co. B of the 34th Mass. Infantry; wounded 10/13/1864 Cedar Creek, VA., was Mustered Out on 6/16/1865 at Richmond, VA. This is an 11-page “diary” style letter that Hubbard mailed home, covering April 27 to June 7, 1864. In part, “May the 14th .. When the Rebs began to shell us but it was almost dark and so we did not have to go into the engagement ... May 15 New Market; the Rebs are here in great force and we have got to fight. They came up in line about 3 o’clock and the fight commenced and the boys fell fast. We were ordered to charge on them and charge we did. There was all of our color guard hit but me and I expected it. Then we had to retreat and burnt the bridge across the Shenandoah and marched all night and all day when we went out there from Woodstock we marched 27 miles in 7 miles and rested only twice, once 5 minutes and once 10. So you see we were spent. ... Camp near New Market May 30th; The morning is fine and we had fresh pork and fruit. They went over and buried our boys and found some of our boys that were wounded and left by the Rebs. Johnny Miner was among them and found some in a barn wounded and left them. .....”
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