2021-05 Raynors HCA Live
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/21/2021
A good war-date Confederate soldier's letter, 4pp. 8vo., written by Sergeant Major J. W. Norris, 1st South Carolina State Troops, Charleston, S. C., Oct. 30, 1863, reading, in part: "We are still in Charleston, but with some prospect of being ordered to Greenville or Ashville, N. Càthe Yankees are firing very rapidly & steadily for the past few days. Nearly every fire causes the sashàto rattle. They have not thrown any more shells into the city since Monday as they burst their gun [the Swamp Angel]. Williams' Regt. of State Troops are gone to Greenvilleàthe government issued to us red peas which have so hard a skinàwe can hardly eat themàI have got some straw now & have a straw bed which does better than sleeping on the flooràI would like to have Lula's arms twice about my neck. There are very few clean children in the city. Most of them here are dirty & bad looking all the better sort having gone out to the countryàJ. W. Norris." VG.
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