Raynors HCA 2017-02
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2017
War-date Union soldier's letter, 2pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. John R. Carnahan, Co. K, 67th Penn. Vols., White House Landing, June 10, 1864, to his father, in part: "…I am still in the hospital helping to take care of wounded men. We sent them all off to Washington. We are going to leave here and go to Harrison Landing on the James river below Richmond . The news came in that Fort Darling was taken and [if] that be so then Richmond is gone up the spout and [is] good [for] hastening the time for I think that there been a nuff fiting…I think that they will soon take Richmond. We are still bringing in rebs by the hundreds and sometimes the thousands but we…lose a good many too but we have the most and…we can hold out the longest…John R. Carnahan…". Most of his phonetic spelling has been corrected. The original stamped transmittal cover is included. Minor spotting, else VG
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