Raynors HCA 2017-02
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War-date Union soldier's Seven Days Campaign letter, 3 1/4pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. David W. Sharpe, Co. B, 1st Conn. Hvy. Art., "Battery B, [City Point Landing, Va.], July 8, 1862," in part: "I did not have time to write half what I wanted in the last letter…in my last I spoke about Andrew Bodge being wounded in the leg…he was seriously wounded but it is only a flesh wound. He was wounded [by friendly fire at Malvern Hill] in the last fight we were in. We had our batteries planted on a high hill and were shelling the woods about a half mile in front of us. Then gunboats were also shelling the woods. Another gunboats coming up the river saw us firing and mistook us for the Rebels and fired a shell plumb into company "F" battery, wounding four of which Andrew was one. Those four were the only ones wounded that day. We have had only one man wounded or killed in our company that was Corporal Thos. Hyland who was killed in the fight in Smith's Division on…the 27th…the papers speak about the bravery of the batteries that were on the right and left of us…and do not speak of us at all. We (our battery) stood to our guns as well and did as much…as any of them…that lying old hypocrite Greely of the Tribune says we have lost nearly all of the siege guns. He is a liar and I wish we had him here to set up as a target to shoot at. We would show him whether we have lost…or not. One of the howitzers manned by Co. "K" broke down on the road from Fairfax and had to be left…[we] cut the carriage to pieces and spiked the howitzer. That is the only gun that has been lost. We are now camped about two miles from the landing. Co "F" battery [is] a [little] ways from us and the rest of the regiment down near the landing. It is about a week since we have been in a fight and we are quitted rested and ready for another…David." VG
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