Raynors HCA 2017-02
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2017
War-date Union soldier's letter, 3pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. David W. Sharpe, Co. B, 1st Conn. Hvy. Art., "Camp Engalls, near Yorktown, Va., April 19, 1862," in part: "…I believe I have not told you about our Siege Train. We are the first volunteer siege train ever got up in the United States. McClellan's headquarters is only a short distance from here. We are within a mile and a half of the rebel entrenchments. We shall…siege Yorktown in a few days. I suppose the people north are wondering why we do not attack Yorktown but if they could see the work we have to do to get ready they would not wonder at it. We have twenty mortars (ten of them ten-inch mortars), twelve thirty-two pounder rifled siege guns, two howitzers, five one hundred pounder rifled siege guns and more guns and mortars to come. Our company (B) has the five one hundred pdrs…the rifled guns throw shells as well as shot. Some of the officers have been firing one thirty-two pdr this afternoon. It easily threw a shot across the river, a distance of two or three miles from here…David." A bit light, else VG
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