2020-09 Putnal
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/26/2020
A great war-date Confederate, 4pp. 4to. letter written by "J. F. Scudder"[?], Col. Henry B. Davidson's brother-in-law, Shelbyville, Tenn., Oct. 22, 1862, reading, in part: "I received your very welcome letter……your sisters and all the family were very anxious about your safety as you were exchanged before the great battles…fought lately…you say in your letter "that I had turned Union man," I only submitted to the force of surrounding circumstances…we nearly all here believed that the course was hopeless and that the arms of the South had abandoned Tennessee and could not retake it. I became a submissionist and nothing more…all my acquaintances here well know that in heart and soul I desire the success of the South…as soon as the Federal army left we had a public meeting here in Shelbyville at which Mr. Colyor addressed the people upon the Southern cause. At this meeting I addressed the people and defined my potion and requested them to forgive and to forget the unfortunate pardon that I seemingly occupied. I desire the success of the South as much as you can do and I now only regret that my disability will not permit me to take the field in active service…I can…service either upon the staff or in any other capacity . I will accept it and come immediately…I will send…your clothes just a quick as I can…your sister and the children are all well and nothing in this hour of gloom and distress will…to hear that you were living and in good health…Gen. Bragg is falling back to the Gap…Buell is reinforcing his forces at Nashville…we are therefore anticipating that the Federals will overrun the county again but hope that our forces…will check them. They annoyed us very much when here and if they return we all fear the worst…young Alfred Wallace arrived here from the Battle field of Perryville in Kentucky, wounded in the arm. He remembered the notice you made of him in your letter…with a great deal of gratitude…J. T. Scudder." Negligible edge wear, else VG.
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