2022-11 Raynors HCA Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/18/2022
War-date Union soldier's letter, 4pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Alfred A. Thayer, Co. B, 96th Ohio Vols., [n. p., but Newport, Kentucky], Sept. 15, 1862, reading, in part: "-we are in camp fore miles from Covington. The camp is not named that-we have to go 8 miles for water to the river. There was a man drowned there, was found the next morning [he was] from the 45 reg. India. We have crackers made of flour and river water [as] hard as it can get-we haven't had any attack yet but expect one there. There is fort in site part done and there are putting it [?] as fast as they can. We can stand here and see fore regiment. The rebels will have a hard time getting here if they try. The woods is cut so that that they will have to come the rode. We'll watch-the rode runs rite down a large gulf-we have entrenchment's on the hills on both sides-fore miles from here-I haven't stood gard but three times. I keep in with the officers. They never refuse we anything yet- A. A. Thayer." The original stamped transmittal cover is included. Thayer's phonetic spelling and loose grammar had been corrected. Light toning else VG.
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