Raynors HCA 2017-12
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/7/2017
War-date Union soldier's letter, 3pp. 8vo., written by Pvt. Robert Henry Greenfield, Co. I, 1st New York Dragoons, "Camp near Berryville," [Va.], Aug. 21, 1864, to his wife, in part: "…I must tell you of my narrow escape from Mosby's guerrilla Band. Our brigade wagon train started from Harrisonburg with rations and forage for our Brigade and I was left with them. I had Cap[tain] Lemen's horse and two other horses. They opened their artillery on us. They burnt all of our train but two wagons…took all of the mules and some lead horses but they did not get any of mine. I was riding the Captain's horse at the time of the attack and it was [a] lucky thing for him and me. I jumped all of the fences and ditches that I came to. The train was guarded by hundred days men and they broke and run like sheep…if we only had one squadron of our regiment there we could of taken the hole of them…they fired at me and told me to surrender but I could not see the point. They captured all of our mail but left some of it on the ground…it is not safe to send money in a letter…Mite [Pvt. Milon Parker, Co. I, 1st New York Dragoons, DOD Washington 9/10/64 buried Arlington National Cemetery grave 13-8344] is sick in the hospital at Camp Stoneman…tell Sean Parker that I do not know the name of the hospital…Mite was very weak when I last saw him…Robert H. Greenfield." VG
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