Raynors HCA 2018-06
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/21/2018
Written in pencil by Albert Newell Hubbard, although unsigned, who enlisted into "B" Co. MA 34th Infantry 8/1/1862 and mustered out 6/16/1865 at Richmond, V. In part, “Martinsburg, VA., Apr. 27 We started about 8 o’clock and marched to Bunker Hill and camped. ... May 15 New Market but the Rebs are here in great force and we have got to fight. They came up in line about 3 o’clock and the fight commenced and the boys fell fast. We were ordered to charge on them and charge we did. There was all of our color guard hit but me and I expected it. Then we had to retreat and burnt the bridge across the Shenandoah and marched all night and all day when we went out there from Woodstock we marched 27 miles in 7 miles and rested only twice, once 5 minutes and once 10. ...Camp near New Market May 30th The morning is fine and we had fresh pork and fruit. They went over and buried our boys and found some of our boys that were wounded and left by the Rebs. Johnny Miner was among them and found some in a barn wounded and left them. ... Near New Market June 2 Went through New Market saw some of our wounded boys. Got to Harrisonburg and camped. Found quite a lot of our boys were wounded and taken prisoners but they were paroled. .. Port Republic the 5th of June It is a cloudy day, we started and soon found the enemy in force. Fought all day and drove them like sheep all this at our near Piedmont. ... Piedmont the 6th of June Started for Staunton and got there without seeing the enemy. We got some 800 prisoners besides the wounded that fell into our hands.
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