Raynors HCA 2018-06
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/21/2018
War-date Union soldier Autograph Letter Signed by William F. Smith, 1st Massachusetts Infantry, 2pp. quarto, near Yorktown, April 14, 1862, and reads in part: “...We are still laying in front of the foritications here and entrenching ourselves under the very mouth of their cannon. We are planting some pretty heavy guns...but McClellan seems to be in no hurry about it. He intends to get everything ready before he begins. Everyday the rebels fire a few shots in hopes to draw our fire and find out where our batteries are but do not succeed in getting an answer from only one or two...We had a skirmish out on picket Friday. The rebels advanced with about 2000 and tried to drive our pickets in and drove in only one post, the farthest advanced. Berdans sharpshooters were outside of us and they dropped a man about every time they fired and our battery that was with us sent grape & cannister amongst them as fast as they wanted to see them...their shot went over us...Gen. Keyes has got in the rear of them on the left...” More. Fine condition.
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