Raynors HCA 2017-12
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/7/2017
A good collection of three (3) war-date Union veteran volunteer's letters, written by Corp. Moses F. Whittemore, Co. C, 51st Ohio Vols., totaling 5 /12pp., 8vo., [Blue Springs near Cleveland, Tenn., April 24, 1864]…I had to march seventeen miles only…direct to Cleveland, Tenn., Co. C, 51st O. V. V. I..please infom in regard to local bounty…["Near Atlanta, Ga., July 29, 1864"], in part: "…we marched that day-26th. I was glad…that of the 8 or 10 letters which I had written you had got at least one. I don't wonder that the mail don't reach you since it has to pass through the guerrillas gauntlet of 350 miles between Atlanta and Chattanooga…since the campaign opened the rebels have got more of my letters than you have…Mary's letter was dated July 16th. I was sorry to hear of Sylvester's sickness, but hope he may soon be able to [re]join his command [133rd Ohio Vols.]…if I had ink I would write oftener…but it is…an impossibility…since there are no sutlers here…[one half mile from Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 19, 1864]…I see…that the Coshocton Association met last Saturday; wished to God I'd been there…they are the best meetings I ever attended…Sylvester is dead! [Pvt. Sylvester Avery, Co. I, 133rd Ohio DOD at Fortress Monroe, Va., Aug. 12, 1861 and is buried in Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, Va.] It somewhat surpassed me to hear it, but then why should I be for we are in a world of change and death. I can, and do, deeply sympathize with Mary is this her great loss, but hope and pray that she may be resigned to the will of him who doeth all things well…[Martha E. Avery applied for a widow's pension on Sept. 20, 1864]…I haven't drawn any money since I left home…". Lighting soiling, else overall VG.
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