Raynors HCA 2017-02
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2017
War-date Union soldier's letter, 2pp. 4to., written by Pvt. John R. Carnahan, Co. K, 67th Penn. Vols., [Harpers Ferry, Va.], Feb. 27, 1863, to his father, in part: "…I received your kind letter on the 26 and was very sorry to her the death of James. I thought when he had escaped the bullet of that hard battle [Stones River] that he was safe…I trust that he is gone to deal with Jesus on high and left this world of sin and sorrow…we see what the lord has done. He has give us warning to be…ready. It is but a moment to. We all leave this world to join our friends above…well now I will leave these things with [the] lord…let us trust in the lord…well [I] must tell you how e git along yesterday. We were out on picket and we came in this morning. When we go out on picket the whole company go out and stay out 24 hours then five of us go out and walk a count a mile and back again. Then five more men will go out…and so on till the whole Co. has gone round…we are still quartered in a house…let me know what you can find out about James death for when I got that letter of yours there was something told me that all was not well…John R. Carnahan…". The original stamped transmittal cover is included. Most of his phonetic spelling has been corrected. Minor spotting, else VG
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