2020-01 Putnal
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/18/2020
Autograph Letter Signed, "Charles Page" Co. 2nd New Hampshire Infantry, died of disease on October 15, 1864, 3p. octavo, Point Lookout, November 1, 1863, and reads in part: "…I feel at time that I did not care where I was if this miserable war was over. I am quite well…We had quite a little row at the Rebel camp last night one of the rebels went up to one of the guard and offered to bribe him to let him and a few others out that they might get away. The guard informed the Provo. Marshall of their plan and the Provo. told him to take the money and let them out and he would take care of them after they were out. When it was the guards turn to go on again he took the money twenty dollars and they passed out five in number and when outside they were fired upon by those ready to receive them. They were all captured two were wounded on laid on the ground and said that he had no arms and begged for quarter. One of our brave captains reared up to him and said shoot the D.S. of a Bitch and with his revolver fired two shots both took effect one in the side and one in the head. He died today of his wounds. Their captain is a one armed man and you know who he is out here one and all call it a mean miserable cowardly piece of business from the beginning. I not being on guard knew nothing about it till it was all over. Freshmen will get their pay for their deviltry…"With added pencil post script "Keep what I have wrote still let it come out some other way…" Fine.
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