2025-01 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
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A Union soldier’s 2pp. letter written by Elias Brady who mustered into "E" Co. Illinois 107th Infantry, 8/11/62. Elias died 2/4/1964.Datelined November 18, 1862, NP (likely Laurel Hill, KY), written to his wife. In part, “We are troubled very much with the enemy here. Our pickets are fighting all the time. ... It is Morgan’s Band that is troubling us. His forces is about 15 hundred. We can whip him if he does not take us on surprise. I think that is the reason why we have to sleep on our arms. It is his intention to catch us sleeping. ... We have had quite an engagement with the darned Rebels. They made a dash on us with their Cavalry. After fighting for nearly a half an hour, we sent them back the road they came with shells and grape shot following them. I am considerable excited so that I can hardly write. It does not scare me to get in an engagement with the cursed Rebels, but I can not keep from getting excited a little. The rest of the boys is standing in line of battle, yet I am not compelled to take a gun and fight, although I took one of the sick man’s gun and went out this morning ... I will just say that the firing has commenced again. They are throwing shells at us and we are returning the same. ....”
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