Raynors HCA 2020-02
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/27/2020
War-date Confederate officer's letter, 3 1/3pp. 4to., written by Lieut. Mann Page [WIA Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 62], 21st Virginia Infantry, as inspector general, John M. Jones' Brigade, "Head Quarters Jones Brigd., Johnson's Division, 2nd Corps A. N. V., Camp near Moss Creek, Jan. 11th, 1863," to his uncle, David Copeland Randolph, reading, in part: "William [servant] got back last Monday while we were on picket…at Buckner's Neck on the Rappahannock River and had been living on poor beef & bread ever since we came to this country…when the things & William arrived. I had the table set in the Genls. tent and got out the turkey & ham…and when everything was ready called the Genl. & staff to dinner which…they did not obey very promptly, but when they did come and saw what was before them you could have thought that the hole part had gotten on a spree and such a dinner…we did eat! John Tinsley was very kind in getting the things off…the cars. If he had not…William would have to have left them for those dogs in Richd. Allow nothing to come up on the cars…I have seen ginger cake sell for half a dollar apiece for the soldiers will pay any price for such things…when they was only getting eleven dollars per month…we have coffee, sugar & molasses. The coffee we captured at Harpers Ferry…the Govt. is now issuing sugar & molasses to the troops. Price to the officers sugar 3 1/2 cents per pound, molasses 20 cents per gallon…I have one of the most important post in the army, that of inspector Genl. for this brigade. My duties in one word to see that every body does their business…in a volunteer army with…fools we have for officers it is about the hardest post I have ever had to fill…I am always…satisfied when I have a plenty to do for there is nothing to do in the army when off duty but eat and sleep …I am very pleasantly situated. Genl. Jones & his Adjt. Genl. Capt. [Samuel Johnston Cramer] Moore [WIA Kernstown, Brawner's Farm & Wilderness] & aide (V[irginius] Dabney who I have been with ever since we left Richd. in the 21st Regt.) are all very nice gentlemen. The Genl. & A. Genl. are very pious and thank God, None of us drink so the high price of that article do not effect us…Mann Page…". Near fine.
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