Raynors HCA 2017-02
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2017
War-date Union soldier's letter, 3pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Thomas J. Bond, Co. G, 2nd Ohio Vols., "Camp near Chattanooga", [Tenn.], Dec. 31, [1863], in part: "…there is a quit a number of the Army of the Cumberland enlisting in the veteran service for 3 more years but I do not think that many of our regiment will enlist till they get out of the one that they are in. If I should ever go in the service it will not be in [the] infantry…it will be in the navy. I sent a lot of grafts of different kinds of fruit that I got off of the top of Lookout Mountain. I sent them home for I wanted some of the fruit form the mountain…we have about 8 months to serv U. S. and then we will enjoy the pleasures of home once more for I am not going to enlist till I see some of the men that is at home come and trys it…and see how they will like it. Thomas J. Bond. PS the men are firing off guns in honor of the new year approaching. T. J. Bond." Weak at folds, else VG
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