2005-03
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/28/2005
Autograph Letter Signed, Ellis C. Strouss, 57th Pennsylvania, 4p. octavo, pencil, June 8, 1862, Fair Oaks Station “7 miles from Richmond”, it reads in part: “...I have been in teh Battle of Fair Oaks and escaped unhurt. It was a very hard battle, the intention of the Rebels was to break through our lines here and get posession of our stores at White House Point. This is the weakest point on our whole line and the Rebels knew it so they made their attack here. But they will not try it here again...they outnumbered us 3 to 1 but still they were unable to defeat us. On the 2nd days fight our men drove them a mile and a half at the Point of the Bayonet and on they went and now our pickets are posted within 4 miles of the city of Richmond. Our advance consisted of Gen. Casey’s Division mostly raw troops who were surprised by the Rebels and put to flight which mad it harder for us as they got posession of the woods while we were in the open field. The balls came at us like a hail storm but they fired mostly too high. We got a letter from Capt. Chase this morning he is in the St. Joseph hospital in Philadelphia he says his leg need not be taken off....Our Colonel will probably get well but he is badly wounded in the arm and loins. The Rebels call General Kearney. ‘The one armed devil on the white horse’ The prisoners we have say that their men have often tried to hit him but cant. I am afraid he will get hit sometime or other for he exposes himself so. He is indeed a brave man...” VG.
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