2025-01 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
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A Union soldier's horrifying account of his fellow comrades being murdered by the rebels. A amazing content Union soldier's letter, 3 1/2pp. 8vo., written on General Wool patriotic stationery by Pvt. Adam S. Brey, Co. H, 32nd Pennsylvania (3rd Reserves) Volunteers, "Camp near Fredericksburg, [Va.], May 28, 1862," to his brother, reading, in part: "-God will that I shall return to old Pennsylvania with life again - left camp near Falmouth. We are incamped about a mile on this side [of] Fredericksburg and on this side of the Rappahanock river yet. We lay along side at the railroad which runs to Fredericksburg. The railroad bridge is finished again - I must inform you how the Rebels treat our men. An old crazy head man, which was a Rebel, he passed one of our men who was laying near by a well. He was wounded. He asked this old man for a drink of water which he give him. In one hand he has the cup and in the other hand a revolver which he shoot him instantly dead - on the march from Catlett Station to Falmouth five men of the 12th regiment belonging to our division which were s tired that they could not march along - [and] had to be left behind - a party of Rebels took them and tided their legs at the limbs of the tree with their heads hanging down wards with their throats cut off. That's the way our cavalry found them - Adam." Minor toning, else VG.
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