Raynors HCA 2017-02
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2017
War-date Union soldier's battle letter, 1p. on large ledger sheet, fashioned into a stampless cover transmittal cover, written by Pvt. Thomas J. Bond, Co. G, 2nd Ohio Vols., "Camp Leslie Combs", [West Liberty, KY], Oct. 25, [1861], concerning their brush with the enemy at West Liberty on October 23, 1861 while advancing on Bowling Green, Kentucky. Company B of the 1st Ohio Cavalry and Battery E, 1st Ohio Light Artillery were engaged with them in this small little heard of skirmish, in part: "…we got orders to prepare 3 days rations…marched till supper…started again traveling all night in mud and rain…waded the Licking river. It was waist high. The boys did not like that way of doing. After leaving it we traveled about 2 miles and was met by the enemy. We poured forth a volley of shot and scattered the enemy in every direction…we fetched our cannon and she pord forth a shell shell which scattered every thing around. We sent out skirmishers in all directions. We marched 1/2 mile further and was in site of the city of West Liberty…we fetched our cannon to bare…on the city and throwed several bomb shells in the city and tore everything to pieces. Then we into the city and took possession…did not se a human being in it. Ever house had their breakfast on the table ready…to eat and we eat it…we sent men to find how many they was killed and found 21 dead bodies in the woods. They was but one man in our reg. wounded and he was in a cavalry company. They was some of our boys staid behind and they was fired…on wounding two of our company…I do not know when we will leave here but we are waiting for orders to move now…I am going to send this by a cavalry to Cincinnati…send me some envelopes and paper if you can get it. Thomas Bond." Weak at folds with tattered lower margins, else VG
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