2022-01 Raynors HCA Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/28/2022
Federal soldier's letter written by Samuel B. Pierce of the 6th NY Heavy Artillery, 4pp., datelined June 23, 1864, In the field near Petersburg, Va. In part, "We are within 2 miles of the city of Petersburg but we have obstacles between us and that place which are formidable.... The Rebel works and ours are about 500 yards apart. The skirmishes are much nearer .. so near in fact that they can talk with each other but it would be a rather dangerous piece of business for either party to expose themselves above their pits, but sometimes, some more daring than the rest will raise up to stretch himself a little, when the balls will whistle around him and make him get down. ... The Rebels have a number of guns planted in our front, and when we advanced where we are now, , they threw the shells over us in plenty. ... Sometimes they burst right over our heads and it would make everything ring and made us lay close to the ground. ... We have lost a great many men since we have laid here behind our breastworks. The Reg't has lost since they left winter quarters about 500 men killed, wounded and missing. ... Andrew McIntyre accidently shot himself through the leg while cleaning his piece yesterday ..."
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