Raynors HCA 2019-05
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War-date Confederate soldier Autograph Letter Signed by William Davis Ewing (1828-1902) Assitant Surgeon, 52nd Virginia Infanty, POW Winchester 9/19/1864, 2pp. quarto, November 8, 1863, Camp Near Brandy Station, and reads in part: “...Your letter dated 2d was just handed to me when a courier rode up with news that the Yankees were coming & orders to form the regiment...I had orders to remain in camp until morning & attend the sick call...if you send my box...direct it Dr. W.D. Ewing, 52d Virginia Reg., Pegram’s Brigade, Early’s Division, Ewell’s Corps...There are men from the Valley & from Staunton coming down every day...I will send two little bundles of tobacco home - one for Mother & one for Peggy. I will have no chance to get you my calf skin to make you shoes but I will try to get you some buttons...The soldiers cut them off whenever they find them & sell them...We are busily engaged building & the Yankees know all about that . That is the reason they made the advance. I am glad you got your leather. I wonder if they think Va. money is any better than Confederate money. I think it is 6 of one & half dozen of the other....Since I wrote the above we have had a good deal of hard fighting & have lost 1300 men killed, wounded, & prisoners & fallen back to where on the east side the Rapidan. The enemy are advancing...” Fine condition.
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