Raynors HCA 2020-02
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/27/2020
War-date Confederate officer's letter, 4pp. 8vo., written by Lieut. Mann Page [WIA Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 62], 21st Virginia Infantry, as aide de camp on Gen. Early's staff, Staunton, Oct. 25, 1864, to his uncle, David Copeland Randolph, reading, in part: "Many thanks for the prompt manner in which you complied with my request…I have not yet bought a horse as I am riding a borrowed one and wanted to look around before I decide…I want to get a good bargain. I left our Hd. Qrs. at New Market yesterday…came here on business for Genl. Early, but will return in the morning with the exception of the loss of twenty pieces of artillery and a few wagons & ambulances. We sustained a very slight loss in killed, wounded & prisoners. The hole of them amount to about one thousand, but for the bad conduct of our men in the afternoon we would have gained one of the most Glorious victory of war & [if they] had not stopped to plunder we would have driven the Yankeys beyond Winchester, as it was they are so badly crippled that they could not follow and their loss…cannot be less than 7 or 8 thousand in killed & wounded. They loosed 15 hundred prisoners and about 5000 from desertion. Cousin Robt. Randolph's son was killed that morning while gallantry charging the Yankey breastworks…Copeland & myself came off safely. I have just been to see my darling Joe (Irving) he can not live more than a day or two…he is conscience of his end and I hope [is] prepared for it…god will be done…I saw James Hubbard…on his way to join my old Regt & I tell you he hate it, but I have very little sympathy for those that wait until they are forced to go…Mann Page. P. S. since writing the above I learn that the Yankeys have retreated to Winchester. Their loss in killed, wounded & stragglers & desertion is put down at twenty thousand." Light soiling, else VG.
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