Raynors HCA 2019-01
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/21/2019
War-date Union soldier Autograph Letter Signed by William F. Smith, 1st Mass Infantry, 2pp. quarto, pencil, Yorktown, April 14, 1862, with cover, and reads in part: “...Every day the rebels fire a few shots in hopes to draw our fire and find out where our batteries are but do not succeed in getting an answer...The Rebels advanced with about 2,000 and tried to drive our pickets in and drove in only one post, the farthest advanced...Berdan’s Sharpshooters were outside of us and they dropped a man about every time they fired and our battery that was with us sent grape & canister amongst them as fast as they wanted to see them. We are in a good place as their shot went over us and beside that we were stationed in the woods behind trees...They lost considerable many...” Fine condition.
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