2024-01 Raynors Americana Auction
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Two Confederate Brothers write this 4page letter. Albert M. White mustered into "C" Co. NC 4th Infantry on 6/7/1861, was wounded 7/3/1863 Gettysburg, PA. ... and, George W. White at age 18, mustered into "C" Co. NC 4th Infantry on y 12/17/1862. He was POW 4/6/1865 Burkeville, VA., Confined 4/10/1865 Newport News, VA. The letter is datelined Camp near a Church, I don't know what Church Brigade Hospital June the 4th, 1862. In part, "I won't pretend to give you the news as I haven't much time to write. I will tell you that WE STARTED IN A CHARGE WITH ABOUT 50 MEN AND 6 COME OUT SAFE UNHURT. - BROTHER AND I WAS BOTH SLIGHTLY WOUNDED. BROTHER WAS HIT WITH A PIECE OF A SHELL ON THE BOWELS, ONLY A BRUISE. IT DID NOT ENTER. I WAS STRUCK 4 TIMES, ONCE ON THE ARM AND ON THE THIGH AND ONCE INSIDE AND ONCE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FOOT, BUT THE WORST IS ONLY A BRUISE. - I CAN'T TELL NOW WHO ALL IS WOUNDED, BUT THERE WAS 8 KILLED IN OUR COMPANY, 28 WOUNDED, 8 MISSING. - OUR CAPT. HAD ONE LEG SHOT OFF. Lieut. Feimster wounded in the hip. Lieut. Andrews slightly in the left knee. A. B. Ervin and J. B. Sherill is badly wounded. Hall nor Maxxey is not hurt. I don't think in Co. A Capt. Halles was killed. Lieut. Cowan killed. Lieut. McNeely wounded. Lieut. Carlton slightly wounded. - OUR GENERAL RAMSEUR WAS WOUNDED AND COLONEL GRIMES SLIGHTLY WOUNDED. I could tell you more, but I must help to attend to the wounded as the help is scarce. I will say yet that David Fullbright was supposed to be killed. - We remain your sons as ever. A. M. and G. W. White."
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