Raynors HCA 2017-02
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War-date Union soldier's battle letter, 4pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Thomas J. Bond, Co. G, 2nd Ohio Vols., Chattanooga, [Tenn.], Oct. 9, 63, in part: "…the Rebs is in close proximity to us us. Their pickets and ours exchange papers every day. We can see their camps from where we are very plain…they are only 1 mile apart. They disturb our slumbers by throwing 3 or four shells over every night but we have got so used to them that we do not mind them very much. We generally give them 3 or 4 every night. The Rebs is deserting every night and coming into our lines. Soke Haines is out in front of us. He is lieutenant in some Arkansas Regt. Gen. Baird had command of our division the time of the fight and Col. Scribner was in command of our brigade. We have not heard from any of the boys that was taken. We do not know whether they are killed or taken prisoners or not but I think they was taken prisoner. Our brigade had 1800 when we went into the fight and now we number 900 for duty…our Regt had something over 400 now we have 190 left…our company had 41 men now we have 24 so you may know how we lost, but we only know of one being killed and 3 wounded. There was 7 or 8 companies from Jefferson County represented in the fight and they all done well. I received Charley's picture and put it in my knapsack…it was lost…I lost everything that I had. I lost one of my flannel shirt. Our boys lost everything that they had…we do not like the state of Georgia quiet as well as we did some time ago for it is most too hot for the Yanks bullets fly most to thick…Thomas J. Bond." Some spotting and soiling, else VG
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