Raynors HCA 2020-02
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War-date Confederate officer's letter, 2 1/2pp. 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, May 16th, 1863," to his uncle, David Copeland Randolph, reading, in part: "I write a few lines by William to let you know that I am truly thankful to be able to report myself safe and sound [after] having passed through the contested fields of Wilderness Church & Chancellorsville…today is the first leaser moment…since I left our old camp ground near Moss Creek on the 29th of April…after a battle like this one there is more than usual amount of work for an inspector to doit being the business of inspectors to see that all property is collected, the dead buried, the wounded taken to hospitals [and] to secure all prisoners of war. As soon as the fight was over most of the army fell back to Hamilton's x'ings having a part of our division up here to collect all property, arms etc and guard the many wounded prisoners until we could send them across the river & I was left as inspector charged with this…I did wish you could have been here with your wagons for you cold have gotten clothing enough for all of your men for the next two years…the woods were covered with clothes & blankets for over 12 miles…framers brought hundreds of wagons and hauled off quantities of things…the Govt. could not take & did not want. Tell Aunt Hally that I received her letter by William…I felt glad that your farm was in Rockingham when I heard of the Yankey raid to Columbia. If Wise's Battalion of Cavy. at Richd. have been worth a cent the Yankeys would never have gotten as near Richd. as they did for they was frightened almost out of their wits or they would have done more than they did. I hope you are getting on smoothly in your farming…I would advise you to sow a large quantity of peas for everything of that kind will be worth its weight in go[ld] besides you will greatly help to provision our brave army. If our men could get a plenty of peas they could do without bread or meal to a great extent…write to me by William and let me know how you are getting on…Mann Page." Negligible soiling, else VG.
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