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A fantastic 37 letter correspondence from Union Private Jerome Carr, mostly in period ink, totaling 116pp., 8vo., some with patriotic designs, dating from October, 1861 to July, 1864, and giving a rarely-seen, graphic look into the unique service of a cavalry soldier. Carr joined the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry in October, 1861. He actively campaigned and was hit by two spent bullets at Front Royal, had a shell explode three feet from him killing many men and horses, and, by late 1862, was captured. Once paroled, Carr rejoined his regiment but was again captured in August, 1864 and died as a prisoner of war. Though a devoted Union soldier, he never failed to lay blame on his generals whom he felt deserved criticism, and also added many dark comments on the black race as a proslavery man. In small part: "…[Concord, N. H., Oct., 1861]…I arrived safely in Concord about 1/2 past three and was marched into the State house square…ours is the only company there is here now but we expect some more this week…the stable is 500 feet long…there are now here 167 horses and a fine looking set they are…[Camp Terney, Dec. 26, 1861]…one of the first company had two fingers broken the other day by a kick [from a horse]…it was the Dave Hunt mare that kicked him…we ain't afraid of England and the Rebels....[Armory Hall, R. I. Dec. 21, 1861]…Gov. Sprague is now in Washington to see what is to be done with us…[Armory Hall, R. I., Jan. 26, 1862]…we were ordered by railroad…[to Rhode Island]…we had to pack our saddles and bridles, our blankets, pull the shoes off our horses…we started for the depot…amid the cheers of a good many spectators…one of the cars containing the horses burst open and one horse turned a somersault out into the snow…arrived at Pawtucket…shall go into camp here but expect to go to Washington this week…[Camp Arnold, Mar. 6, 1862]…we have orders to start for Washington…Gov. Sprague is going with us…[Washington, Mar. 21, 1862]...Washington with the exception of the United States buildings is a miserable looking hole the back streets are occupied by hogs, dogs, and niggers…my best friend Morrison…has gone to Manassas …with a company of the Rhode Island boys after the remains of Col. Slocum who was killed at the battle of Bulls Run...the Maine cavalry are in camp on the same plain with us and one company of regulars. We are right under Fort Lafayette a fortification made by Sickles…[Warrenton, Va., Apr. 15, 1862]…I wish you could see the ruins the rebels have left. They have burned houses, felled forest, and destroyed railroads…we had one horse shot and took one prisoner…[Warrenton, May 2, 1862]…we jammed through the mud until our poor jaded horses cared not for the spur and put up our first night in Fairfax threw my rubber tent on the ground…at Centreville are great numbers of dead horses I counted 26 in one pile…we crossed the old battle ground of Bull's Run and could see where the balls went crashing along there was a house near by and three went through…[Warrenton, May, 12, 1862]…[McClellan] is fast putting this rebellion down…soon this unnatural war will be at an end. Yorktown is ours and without a fight…our battalion went out scouting we rode over a good deal of ground and went to the Rappahannock river but alas the rebels have all left…I stood picket guard Thursday night and what we all supposed to be a company of rebel cavalry went galloping by on my right but I and five more could not handle them so I did not raise any alarm and they did not notice me…our battalion has done a good deal of running and picketing since we came into Virginia…[we] are now in McDowell's reserve…we had a [thunder] storm here…it blowed over wagons and carried them some ten rods…our horses broke loose and ran some through tents…a good friend of mine had his knee broke open by a horse hitting him in his fright...[May 29, 1862]…I have been moved again and am now in Gen. Shield's division…Bank's got in trouble and we were ordered back…we now have marched a forced march of four days…and are now here in the mountains close by the enemy…[Front Royal, Va., May31, 1862]…you will have learned that the N. H. Battalion charged on a rebel force and came off victorious…The number we killed of the enemy I don't know but we took 115 prisoners and lost 8 killed including one captain and 6 wounded. One of my best friends was killed but I am all right two bullets hit me one on my thumb and the other on my shoulder but neither hurt me…I am glad I am here the balls flew like hail stones and the men fell, the horses lay dying…[Rappahannock, Aug. 4, 62]…We are stationed at this place to guard the bridge and railroad…the rebels will try to get round in here and burn the bridge…Byron is acting as Col's orderly…[Ft. Albany Washington, Sept. 7, 62]…I am now in the midst of great moving armies. They march by day and counter march by night…our horses have stood under the saddles 80 hours…I have been in battle four different times within two weeks…Geo. Morrison had a horse killed under him by a shell…I was within three feet of him when it happened. Three horses were killed by the same shell but not a man was hurt…these shells and large cannon balls make the dirt fly…the rebels have another kind of missile which they throw made by railroad track cut put into chunks about 1 1/2 feet long…they will shoot railroad sleepers at us…I was detailed to take care of Maj. Swett's horses and one of them being a nice stallion…we have been licked by old Stonewall…the reason we have a traitor in a high place and if he sees a chance he will yet ruin this country. McDowell is the man he is hurting the cause worse than Jackson…[Poolesville Md., Sept. 18, 62]…our regiment is down the Potomac on picket some six miles from here…[Conrad's Ferry Md., Oct. 2, 62]…Major Swett with two companies of his battalion were ordered down here to join my old troop and report to Col. Birney for patrol duty...two men once in two hours ride up river five miles on the toe path of Chesapeake and Ohio canal. We can frequently see a few scattering grey coats on the opposite side and sometimes our boys are foolhardy enough to cross and pick up one or two and sometimes some of them…get picked up…I don't want to go to Richmond yet bad enough to go under a rebel escort…What do you think of the President's proclamation…The idea that the slaves are over worked or abused by whipping or by any kind of punishment is absurd, it is false…I am a proslavery man…the ignorant creatures don't know enough to appreciate their liberty…if freed we don't want the black buggers up there among our granite hills…A regiment of infantry, two pieces of artillery and a part of our regiment of cavalry have gone to Leesburg on reconnaissance...[Poolesville Md., Oct. 13, 62]…we received orders to saddle up double quick in light marching order to go and help some rebels across the Potomac. Their force was said to be two regiments of cavalry and four pieces of artillery and it was stated that they had been into Pennsylvania stealing horses…we saddled up and rode eight miles on a good smart gallop and got there just in season to see the last of their skedaddling column go into the river but we were so close upon them that they had to leave the drove of cattle they had captured. When we have sight of the river we see a slight smoke on the opposite bank…and very soon a shell came whizzing by on our left. They threw three at us…our artillery came up they skedaddled…[Poolesville, Oct. 14, 62]…I am…ordered with my company to scout last night we started about seven last evening and got back at half past four this morning…[Camp Parole, Annapolis Nov. 10, 62]…I have…been a prisoner yes I was taken with some sixty others on the last day of October and paroled on Saturday…we were marched [by their captors] about 80 miles and then put aboard the cars and rode a hundred and put in Libby prison Richmond where we remained three nights. We were treated better than I expected…we had one meal a day of very course fare. The soup that we had made me think of the slope that you feed your pigs. The grey backs fired several volleys at us there was five thousand charged on about a hundred of us and the most of us were taken. I dread the name prisoner…they took everything from us overcoats, blankets...and all that they could find…[Camp Parole Nov. 17, 62]…we began that never to be forgotten retreat from the Rapidan under Pope. The soldiers thought they could hold the Southern army across the Rapidan until McClellan could come and help…I have seen Lee's and Longstreet's armies and they are ragged barefooted set. I assure you on the morning of the fourth they marched through Culpeper it was a frosty morning and as they marched along their toes looked red…I wish fighting Joe had Burnside's place…Hooker is one of the kind that will kill or die…for he is like Stonewall Jackson…there is…about twenty thousand paroled prisoners in this camp a good many of them have run away and a good many attempt to get away and fail…hundreds get so drunk that they can not stand…we have been here just a week and in that time five have been murdered and robbed. Last night a man was knocked down very near our tent some of the boys ran out and thus saved the man's life…his pockets were all turned inside out…[Camp Parole Dec. 15, 62]…I am exchanged and go to my regiment today…[Falmouth, Va., Jan. 5, 63]…rumor has it this morning that Burnside has resigned and Hooker is now going to show what he can do…our cavalry is out scouting and on picket a good share of the time…[Falmouth Jan. 18, 63]…I have got my horse and arms now…we have a captain again by the name of Gould…he neither drinks or swears…[Falmouth Jan. 29, 63]…since I came back [I have] been appointed a corporal…[Newport News Mar. 8, 63]…Our Gen. Ferrero is a drunken scamp…[Norman's Ford Apr. 17, 63]…I hear this morning that scouting parties have picked up some 200 prisoners and have lost in killed, wounded, and drowned thus far nine…on…expeditions our poor horses go rather short 12 quarts of oats for three days…the reb's threw a few shells over our heads yesterday but they did no harm…my tent mate was wounded at Kelly's Ford…[Light House Point, Va., July 24, 64]…I am on duty at the Cavalry corral which is a field hospital for condemned horses we have…about two thousand…sent them all away...they have died at the rate of twenty per day…the rebs did not make a great strike out of their late raid nearly all of their plunder they will lose…". Included is a letter from Byron Carr, also of the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, 3pp. 8vo., Lammer's Point, Va., Aug. 18, 64, concerning Jerome's capture in part: "…Jerome is probably captured in a fight which we had yesterday at Winchester. His squadron was sent to hold the left and to pursuit a flank movement. The flank movement was made however simultaneous with an attack on our front by such an overwhelming force that we were obliged to fall back and leaving them in a position to be cut off entirely from our main army…only three of them have come in. They report that they were attacked by a force much superior to them and that before they knew it they were on both their flanks. They say they got away by keeping out of sight …Capt. Robins and about 20 men from his squadron have reported Jerome has not yet come…he is not probably hurt as they all say that none of them were wounded…". Unfortunately, Jerome would not survive his final imprisonment dying Jan. 21, 1865 at Danville, Virginia, a casualty of Grant's total war policies that helped end the war. Some staining, else overall very good.
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