2020-09 Putnal
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/26/2020
War-date Confederate medical staff non-commissioned officer's letter, 4pp. 8vo., written by Hospital Steward David F. Kagey (1834-1923), 25th Virginia Infantry, "Hd. Qrs. Medical Dept. six miles S. E. of Petersburg, Va., Dec. 18, 1864," reading, in part: "…we were then at the breastworks. On Wednesday A. P. Hill's corps returned from their trip down towards N. C. & we had to vacate their cabins…to lay in the woods without shelter…we are about 22 miles from the Southside Rail Road running from Petersburg to Lynchburg…we are…most entirely secluded & cut off from the rest of the world…we all went to preaching this morning near our quarters in the woods not having put up our chapel yet…Rev. Mr. Williams of the 2nd Brigade preached a very interesting sermon…remember me kindly to all inquiring friends. Tell Eliza she must not smoke. Be a good girl…D. F. K…". On poor quality Confederate produced stationery, else VG.
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