Hampton’s Legion Soldier Writes of Fighting in Virginia

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War-date Confederate soldier Autograph Letter Signed by William John Hunnicutt (1832-1882) of Co. K, Hampton’s Legion, 2pp. octavo, July 31, 1864, Camp near Deep Bottom, with postally used Confederate cover, and reads in part: “...We have had some fighting here in the past week. My regiment was engaged with the enemy last Wednesday. We lost 18 or 20 men in all killed, wounded & missing - only 6 killed. Orr’s Regiment was in the fight on Thursday & they got pretty badly cut up. Lt. Col. Hadden was killed and several others were killed & wounded. L.C. Craig & John Craig & Warren Ross was wounded. I was not in the fight for the first time that I have ever missed...” Fine condition.

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