Raynors HCA 2017-09
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Union soldier’s letter written by (John) “Murrey” (Atwood) who enlisted on 5/18/1861 into "E" Co. MA 29th Infantry. The four page pencil letter is datelined Camp Butler , Newport News, Feb. 9th/62. Murrey writes in part, “We have awful weather… I don’t believe we have had a dozen pleasant days for two months and it is awful underfoot. The clay and mud is nearly ankle deep. ... I have just come in from inspection and a nasty time it was for it, for we have to lay our knapsacks right down in the mud or anywhere else so they can inspect our clothes. We have an inspection of everything every Sunday even to our shanty, so you see that we have to keep pretty clean, if we don’t we are told of it and likely put in the guards house. ... I suppose you have heard the victory at Henry’s Island – for fear that you will not hear of it, I will just mention it. Gen. Mansfield here has just received a telegraphers dispatch stating that our troops have taken the island with one General, 5 Colonels and any quantity of men besides forty cannons....”
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