Raynors HCA 2017-12
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/7/2017
War-date group of letters and documents to and from Lieutenant Whiting Wetherell, Co. H , 35th Iowa Infantry, who served from August 1862 through August 1865, includes: “...[11/9/1863 On board Steamer Aariatic] when we pushed off it took ten boats to carry our division...’all in a string’ as the saying goes, at the time of writing we are at ‘Goodrich’s Landing’ taking on wood. A gunboat is here to protect the boats, as there are any quantity of guerillas nearby. Whilst coming into town a burning tree fell upon the wagon that was loaded with the officers baggage & mashed it into the ground...the majority of the troops here now are colored. The Negro makes a good soldier & has proved that he can fight & that his powers of endurance are equal to those of a white man...[Battle FIeld, December 16, 1864,] I am alive...after two days hard fighting . The 35th has been in it all. Yesterday lost 8 men Col. Hill was instantly killed in the charge in the afternoon yesterday when our Brig took two Forts with 8 pieces of Artillery & 1000 prisoners. I was out with my Co. all day today skirmishing & took a lead in the charge....I escaped serious injury I was nearly knocked down & completely stunned with a shell which exploded near my head...[December 25, 1864, Franklin, Tenn] I wrote you on the Battle Field last on our second days fight, the next day we moved out only 7 miles on the Franklin Pike & camped for the night in the mud...The Cavalry have pushed the enemy all the time since we whipped them at Nashville. Whipping Hood at every jump and capturing cannon & trains & prisoners at every step. They are completely routed and I do not think they will be able to make another stand...We have captured so far over 70 cannon...10,000 prisoners so far...” Fine condition...plus; Muster-in Roll of Whiting Wetherell, 35th Iowa Infantry, 1pp. oblong folio, November 24, 1863, Lagrange, Tennessee, signed by Colonel Sylvester Hill, KIA at Nashville, Tennesse. Fine condition.
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