Raynors HCA 2017-02
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A good war-date Union soldier's letter, 3pp. 4to., written by Pvt. Henry H. Fulton, Co. E, 20th Ohio Vols. [shot by Rebel guerrillas near Pine Level, N. C.,4/10/65; DOW Raleigh, 4/12/65], Millikens Bend, La., April 20, 1863, concerning the passage of army steamers at Vicksburg. As the letter says the Tigress was sunk. Three of the boats passed through safely while the Empire City was totally disabled and the Moderator was badly damaged, in part: "…we are now fifteen miles from Vicksburg. We still keep getting a little nearer…I think we will try it soon…Joe and Abe are both on the hospital boat Nashville. They are nurses in the hospital…Abe would like to get home . He says there are a good many in the 76th that are tired of the war…our Regt went yesterday out about eight miles to fix a road. They just took their blankets and haversacks. There were four or five left behind to guard the camp equipage and I am one of the lucky number…the 96th is twelve miles form here at a place called Richmond. This is a pretty country…very level and rich with splendid plantations. The fields all have about one hundred acres fenced with hedges…they are about ten feet high…[April 23]…five [actually six with twelve barges] of our boats run the blockade last night at Vicksburg. They were common steam boats. One of them was sunk, the Tigress, none of her crew were hurt. I saw some of them this morning. We don't know how the rest got through. The pilot on one boat was killed [mortally wounded in the abdomen]. The boats were run through by soldiers from this division. The boat hands were afraid to run the blockade and said they could not get men to run it. Logan called for volunteers from each Regt in his division and got over two thousand men. He only wanted three hundred so he picked out men that were used to the river, engineers, pilots, firemen Etc. One man from each company went…some of the boys just came into camp with an alligator. It is four feet long…there was a snake killed in one of the tents today four feet long…Henry H. Fulton. The original stamped transmittal cover is included. VG
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