Raynor HCA 2013-07
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/18/2013
A great war-date printed handbill poem, 1p. approximately 4" x 9 1/2", boldly entitled: "On The BATTLE near FREDERICKSBURG. Fought Dec. 13, 1862", reading, in small part: "You gallant sons of Freedom…round Fredericksburg of late; where thousands of fine volunteers…did lie. Uncared for, unattended, Beneath a Southern sky…McClellan left their side, Gave his command to Burnside, Unskillfully to guide…the enemy being fortified…by rifle-pits our men destroyed…in mad conflict were found…the dead and wounded falling. By thousands here and there…a finer army never stood…Alas! for our fine volunteers…". Much more stirring content. Signed in type: "O. L. & A. K., 15th Mass.". Research shows that the authors of this poem were mostly musicians Thomas O. Lucas and Albert W. Kelley of the 15th Massachusetts band. Light stains, else VG to near fine
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