Raynors HCA 2019-01
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/21/2019
War-date Union soldier Autograph Letter Signed by Charles Morfoot, Co. C 101st Ohio Infantry, 16pp. 12mo., June 26, 1864, Altoona Pass Georgia, and reads in part: “...We are on the front line and on the skirmish line, it has been more civil last night than usual. There was not much shooting all night. We had to keep low in our ditches. We had lots of fun talking with the reb skirmish line at night....got a letter a few days ago from Hewell he was at Lexington Ky...they have broke up Morgans Band and captured half his command and retaken most of his prisoners....we got one or 2 more Divisions and we tried to take the rebs works it was a terrible time for an hour or so we had to give it up and fall back to our own works the bullets came like hail...our regiment loss some I think not more than 8 or 10 we wer not on the front line. Our loss is heavy altogether they have been carrying off wounded ever since it commenced and are still there are not less than one hundred men at that work. I judge our loss altogether at one thousand. It was attacked at 3 different places....it is hard for our wounded. Many living in the hot sun a long time and many perhaps that we can’t get at for our men went right up to their works. One color bearer ws bayoneted on the works and their color captured. I think this is a lesson for our Generals not to charge on works of that kind some of them one I know was killed, General Harker....One thing more our Lieut. got a bullet through his beard and hit his thumb and skinned it a little...” Fine condition.
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