Raynors HCA 2018-03
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War-date Union brevet brigadier general's letter, 3pp. 8vo., written by Capt. John Willian, Jr. (1835-1869), Co. C, 6th New Jersey Vols., while serving as assistant inspector general on Brig. General Gershom Mott's staff, "Hd. Qrs., 3d Div., 2d Corps, Sept. 18, 1864," in part: "…the papers say we are on the Weldon R. R. The 5th Corps is at that point. Our Div. is in the line in front of Petersburg running across the Jerusalem Plank Road where we had quite a brilliant little affair the other evening which resulted in our capturing a portion of the enemy's picket line. I assure you he feels very sorry about it. We still hold that ground. Our Hd. Qrs. is about 500 yards in rear of the front line [we] are very unpleasantly reminded that the enemy's sharpshooters are around with Whitworth Rifle's which they say will carry a bullet almost any distance. One bullet came along this afternoon and struck right in the centre of my tent floor and glanced up and a half mile further…a person is never safe about here…J. Willian." Minor spotting, else VG
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