2020-01 Putnal
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Autographed Letter Signed, "Myron A. Ward" 60th New York Infantry, 3p. octavo, Savannah, Georgia, December 19, 1864, and reads "it is with pleasure that I now seat myself to write you a few lines in answer to your kind letter of the 11th of Nov. that I received night before last. I was glad to hear that you were well yours found me well. We have marched all the way from Atlanta here since I wrote you last it is mere 500 miles and we tore up all the Rail Road between there and here I have marched through the Confederacy we burn everything on our route. We burnt 250,00 dollars' worth of cotton for one man. We destroyed an awful sight of property on our raid. It is the greatest raid that ever was known. They don't raise any cotton here it is all rice here. It is all one swamp here from here Milledgeville. Milledgeville is about as large a place as Schuyler Falls. When the mail came in the other day there was five men and a Capt. standing together reading their letters and the rebs sent over a shell and bursted among the group and killed all but the Captain and took his leg. We are on the banks of the Savannah river in site of the city the rebels have got our Prisoners armed and forcing them to fight. We had a pretty good time on our campaign most every man had a negro to carry his load. I had one. We brought all of the cattle and mules and horses along with us we got 15000 mules and 4000 horses. I cant write much because I have no place to write and the rebs are shelling pretty freely both from their forts and their gun boats. I will close now hoping to hear from you soon I remain your truly. Myron A. Ward." VG. Myron A. Ward, Co. I, 60th New York Infantry, taken POW at August 31, 1862, was a member of GAR Post #162, Manton E. Taft, in Turner Falls, Massachusetts.
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