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"A great archive of early war-date letters in various formats from Pvt. Lewis Prall of the 30th Pennsylvania Volunteers (11th Penn. Reserves). Prall enlisted in July, 1861 and served throughout the war, participating at such battles as Antietam, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness. The archive, beginning July 14, 1861 and covering the period until Mar. 19, 1862, offers a detailed look at Prall's experiences as a ""raw"" soldier while encamped around Washington, and vividly describes what he saw while on patrol in the enemy-occupied countryside. In very small part: ""à[Camp Wayne, July 14, 61]...can't get a pass to go out to townàmost all take a French pass that is they get over the fence and then if they are caught they are put in the Guard house and on double dutyàabout 50 of our fellow out on a French passà[Camp Todd, Aug. 7, 1861]...suppose you have heard of Gen. Scottàhe has resigned to give his post to one who he thinks is more capableàhe is General McClellanà[Camp Tennaly, Sept. 5, 61]...we are now with McCall's brigade...they are throwing up entrenchments and breastworks here with 40 guns to protect the city of WashingtonàYesterday in the morning there was a fight at the falls about 15 miles from where we were the night before there was 7 rockets fired from our camp to warn us that the enemy had advanced 3 miles...they had a fight with the 7th regiment and some of our artillery...I am on guard in front of the General's quartersàI went over to the Bucktail's regiment or Kane's rifle regimentàtell that young lady that sent me the oil to grease my gun with to write meàour guns are so hard to keep clean they are bright barrels and when yet get wet they rust so quick but I have mine as bright as a silver dollar both inside and outà[Camp Tennaly, Oct. 5, 61]...they brought into camp a deserteràhis father was captain of a Carlisle companyàhe is now in the guard house with a ball and chain on him but they can't do much with him for he was not sworn in the United States serviceàthey also caught two men of our regiment asleep on their postàliable to be shotà[Camp Pierpont, Jan. 10, 62]...the guards are guarding the generals quarters to keep persons out that have no business in head quartersà[Camp Pierpont, Feb. 24, 62]...there was a tree blowed over in the 3rd Regiment and fell on a tent breaking the legs of a man...[Camp near Alexandria, Mar. 19, 62]...marched towards Camp Pierpont whenàwe turned off the pike àand came towards AlexandriaàI was at Alexandria yesterday and was at the house where Colonel Ellsworth was shot. Enclosed in this letter you will find a splinter off a banister at the houseà"". Amazingly, the banister splinter is present, but a later note misidentifies the relic as being part of the flag staff. Along with a letter from Prall's brother Ellis, who also served in the 30th Penn. Volunteers, 4pp. 8vo., Camp Tennaly Sept. 24, 61 concerning his illness and hopeful discharge, and two newspaper clipping about the capture of Confederate supplies by Prall's regiment and an address McClellan gave to the army. A wonderful collection of letters on patriotic letterheads from Magnus and others. Overall good to very good." 2473 A great archive of early war-date letters in various formats from Pvt. Lewis Prall of the 30th Pennsylvania Volunteers (11th Penn. Reserves). Prall enlisted in July, 1861 and served throughout the war, participating at such battles as Antietam, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness. The archive, beginning July 14, 1861 and covering the period until Mar. 19, 1862, offers a detailed look at Prall's experiences as a ""raw"" soldier while encamped around Washington, and vividly describes what he saw while on patrol in the enemy-occupied countryside. In very small part: ""à[Camp Wayne, July 14, 61]...can't get a pass to go out to townàmost all take a French pass that is they get over the fence and then if they are caught they are put in the Guard house and on double dutyàabout 50 of our fellow out on a French passà[Camp Todd, Aug. 7, 1861]...suppose you have heard of Gen. Scottàhe has resigned to give his post to one who he thinks is more capableàhe is General McClellanà[Camp Tennaly, Sept. 5, 61]...we are now with McCall's brigade...they are throwing up entrenchments and breastworks here with 40 guns to protect the city of WashingtonàYesterday in the morning there was a fight at the falls about 15 miles from where we were the night before there was 7 rockets fired from our camp to warn us that the enemy had advanced 3 miles...they had a fight with the 7th regiment and some of our artillery...I am on guard in front of the General's quartersàI went over to the Bucktail's regiment or Kane's rifle regimentàtell that young lady that sent me the oil to grease my gun with to write meàour guns are so hard to keep clean they are bright barrels and when yet get wet they rust so quick but I have mine as bright as a silver dollar both inside and outà[Camp Tennaly, Oct. 5, 61]...they brought into camp a deserteràhis father was captain of a Carlisle companyàhe is now in the guard house with a ball and chain on him but they can't do much with him for he was not sworn in the United States serviceàthey also caught two men of our regiment asleep on their postàliable to be shotà[Camp Pierpont, Jan. 10, 62]...the guards are guarding the generals quarters to keep persons out that have no business in head quartersà[Camp Pierpont, Feb. 24, 62]...there was a tree blowed over in the 3rd Regiment and fell on a tent breaking the legs of a man...[Camp near Alexandria, Mar. 19, 62]...marched towards Camp Pierpont whenàwe turned off the pike àand came towards AlexandriaàI was at Alexandria yesterday and was at the house where Colonel Ellsworth was shot. Enclosed in this letter you will find a splinter off a banister at the houseà"". Amazingly, the banister splinter is present, but a later note misidentifies the relic as being part of the flag staff. Along with a letter from Prall's brother Ellis, who also served in the 30th Penn. Volunteers, 4pp. 8vo., Camp Tennaly Sept. 24, 61 concerning his illness and hopeful discharge, and two newspaper clipping about the capture of Confederate supplies by Prall's regiment and an address McClellan gave to the army. A wonderful collection of letters on patriotic letterheads from Magnus and others. Overall good to very good.
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