Raynors HCA 2019-09
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/26/2019
Federal soldier’s letter written by John H. Gray, who enlisted into Indiana 101st Infantry, August 1862 and mustered out June 1865. Datelined Mumfordsville, Wednesday Nov. 27th, 1862, 8pp., “John H. Gray’, pencil, inpart, “The figure below will help me in explaining and you in understanding. (Gray draws a diagram). The squares are camps. the dots are picketts. they station 3 or 4 men at a post with a corporal or Sergeant. ... Now should the enemy approach, the picketts fire and give the alarm. .Our camp is guarded by 14 sentinels. ... When two hours have passed, the second relief forms and goes around ...”
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