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"A fascinating look at the coastal military career of Confederate Pvt. W. H. H. Vaughn of Bartow's Artillery. Included are eighteen, 8vo., 4to. and folio ink letters with three in pencil totaling 45 pp., beginning September, 1861 and ending during November, 1862. Vaughn enlisted in late summer, 1861 and had his company attached to the 60th Georgia Infantry. The regiment performed garrison duty outside of Savannah on Skidaway Island, where they watched and participated in minor operations against the foe as the Federal army enveloped Fort Pulaski. After the fall of the mighty fort in April, 1862, the 60th Georgia was ordered to Virginia, but Vaughn's company remained behind as part of the force assigned to coastal duty. The Bartow Artillery served with distinction until the war's end. Vaughn's archive gives a great look into the daily routine of a Confederate soldier who helped defend Savannah, Georgia, in very small part: ""...[Camp Griffin, Ga., Sept. 61]àBen had gone to making guns tell him to send me a good pistol and I will make use of it for himàwith pleasureàthey placed me over a man as guard he swore that he would not stay so he pulled out his knife and jumped at me and I stuck my sword in him though I was justifiable in doing ità[Camp Skidaway, Nov. 21, 61]àwe are looking every day for an attack the enemy comes up in sight of us every day but never come in gun shot of our cannonsàwe are...prepared to meet them on account of not having our battery completed but we could give them the best we gotàa pretty bitter pill we have seven cannon mounted ready for action. We have six 32 pounders and one 42. We are going to have up eleven gunsàGeneral Lee and General Lawton have come into our camp they are both fine military men they are going round to see how we are fixed up on coast whether we are sufficiently prepared to meet the Yankees or not...the Yankees made an effort to come up to usàthey came to a right about march and made their way back down the river. There was 3 vessels in the crowd you never saw a set of boys more eager for anything than ours was to see the vagabond come up in gun shotàGeneral Lawton has ordered that no soldier shall leave the island for more than 24 hours for we know not what hour we may be attacked for the enemy is in sight when we can see them is every day. There is sixteen war vessels inside of the bar at present I am on guardà[Fort Bartow, Dec. 26, 61]àthe Yankees have been in 2 1/2 miles of us for the last three days they made a shot at us day before yesterday when we of course returned the complimentàwe are looking every hour when they will commence their exercise they have five large vessels we can see the men on their boats and hear them talkingàI taken my gun and went out this evening taken a shot at them but to no effectà[Ft. Bartow, Jan. 30, 62]àthe Yankees have strengthened their force from four vessels to about twenty we are looking for them to make a break on us every houràtonight we have lost two of our best soldiers they were taken very suddenlyàthe Yankees are nearly surrounded us so we can't get provisions we are out now and I am as hungry as a wolfà[Ft. Bartow, Feb. 17, 62]àthere are more Yankees here in sight of us we have made up our minds to hold our post until they kill the last one of usà[Ft. Jackson, Mar. 30, 62]àwe are stationed ten miles and a half below Savannah at Fort Jackson àwe were not run off by the Yankeesàwe are aware that our country is in a reckless conditionàI have lost one of my mess matesà[n. p., Apr. 30, 62]àI am in the guard houseàthey court marshal me yesterday but I have not heard the sentence yetà[Camp Deptford, June 3, 62]àthat Great and Glorious ladies Ram will be completed in a few days and our company is going to take charge of itàyou will soon hear of the ladies gun boat and the Bartow Boys making things wake upàJefferson Davis and General Lee is in the field at Charlestownà[Ft. Jackson, June 19, 62]àit has been the will of God to take from our ranks one more friend which the whole company lovedàhe was a Christian and willing to die he sang a good hymn before his departureà[Savannah, July 22, 62]àthere is no use of my trying to get a furlough for a dead man can't get one hardly in this department and besides our company is all sick but ten and we can't hardly get a corporals guardà[Savannah, Sept. 11, 62]àI am detailed to oversee the negroes that work on the fortificationsàGeneral Lee's headquarters are in Fredricksburg which our army now occupies...[Savannah, Oct. 4, 62]àtell sister that she need not be uneasy about the negroes killing off me for I will try and keep out of all dangeràwe are fortifying heavily around the city but I am afraid the Yankees will come up on us before we can get through. We have about 3000 hands at work all of the time but the Yankees are collecting around Savannah again. We expect them soon but if they will wait awhile for us we will be prepared to give them a heavy welcomeà"". Included are Vaughn's service records and a rare Confederate patriotic envelope (lacking stamp) showing a cannon and Rebel flag adding the historic statement of General Bartow, killed at 1st Bull Run, below: ""They've killed me, boys but don't give up the fight"". Minor fold separations and stains, else very good." 2425 A fascinating look at the coastal military career of Confederate Pvt. W. H. H. Vaughn of Bartow's Artillery. Included are eighteen, 8vo., 4to. and folio ink letters with three in pencil totaling 45 pp., beginning September, 1861 and ending during November, 1862. Vaughn enlisted in late summer, 1861 and had his company attached to the 60th Georgia Infantry. The regiment performed garrison duty outside of Savannah on Skidaway Island, where they watched and participated in minor operations against the foe as the Federal army enveloped Fort Pulaski. After the fall of the mighty fort in April, 1862, the 60th Georgia was ordered to Virginia, but Vaughn's company remained behind as part of the force assigned to coastal duty. The Bartow Artillery served with distinction until the war's end. Vaughn's archive gives a great look into the daily routine of a Confederate soldier who helped defend Savannah, Georgia, in very small part: ""...[Camp Griffin, Ga., Sept. 61]àBen had gone to making guns tell him to send me a good pistol and I will make use of it for himàwith pleasureàthey placed me over a man as guard he swore that he would not stay so he pulled out his knife and jumped at me and I stuck my sword in him though I was justifiable in doing ità[Camp Skidaway, Nov. 21, 61]àwe are looking every day for an attack the enemy comes up in sight of us every day but never come in gun shot of our cannonsàwe are...prepared to meet them on account of not having our battery completed but we could give them the best we gotàa pretty bitter pill we have seven cannon mounted ready for action. We have six 32 pounders and one 42. We are going to have up eleven gunsàGeneral Lee and General Lawton have come into our camp they are both fine military men they are going round to see how we are fixed up on coast whether we are sufficiently prepared to meet the Yankees or not...the Yankees made an effort to come up to usàthey came to a right about march and made their way back down the river. There was 3 vessels in the crowd you never saw a set of boys more eager for anything than ours was to see the vagabond come up in gun shotàGeneral Lawton has ordered that no soldier shall leave the island for more than 24 hours for we know not what hour we may be attacked for the enemy is in sight when we can see them is every day. There is sixteen war vessels inside of the bar at present I am on guardà[Fort Bartow, Dec. 26, 61]àthe Yankees have been in 2 1/2 miles of us for the last three days they made a shot at us day before yesterday when we of course returned the complimentàwe are looking every hour when they will commence their exercise they have five large vessels we can see the men on their boats and hear them talkingàI taken my gun and went out this evening taken a shot at them but to no effectà[Ft. Bartow, Jan. 30, 62]àthe Yankees have strengthened their force from four vessels to about twenty we are looking for them to make a break on us every houràtonight we have lost two of our best soldiers they were taken very suddenlyàthe Yankees are nearly surrounded us so we can't get provisions we are out now and I am as hungry as a wolfà[Ft. Bartow, Feb. 17, 62]àthere are more Yankees here in sight of us we have made up our minds to hold our post until they kill the last one of usà[Ft. Jackson, Mar. 30, 62]àwe are stationed ten miles and a half below Savannah at Fort Jackson àwe were not run off by the Yankeesàwe are aware that our country is in a reckless conditionàI have lost one of my mess matesà[n. p., Apr. 30, 62]àI am in the guard houseàthey court marshal me yesterday but I have not heard the sentence yetà[Camp Deptford, June 3, 62]àthat Great and Glorious ladies Ram will be completed in a few days and our company is going to take charge of itàyou will soon hear of the ladies gun boat and the Bartow Boys making things wake upàJefferson Davis and General Lee is in the field at Charlestownà[Ft. Jackson, June 19, 62]àit has been the will of God to take from our ranks one more friend which the whole company lovedàhe was a Christian and willing to die he sang a good hymn before his departureà[Savannah, July 22, 62]àthere is no use of my trying to get a furlough for a dead man can't get one hardly in this department and besides our company is all sick but ten and we can't hardly get a corporals guardà[Savannah, Sept. 11, 62]àI am detailed to oversee the negroes that work on the fortificationsàGeneral Lee's headquarters are in Fredricksburg which our army now occupies...[Savannah, Oct. 4, 62]àtell sister that she need not be uneasy about the negroes killing off me for I will try and keep out of all dangeràwe are fortifying heavily around the city but I am afraid the Yankees will come up on us before we can get through. We have about 3000 hands at work all of the time but the Yankees are collecting around Savannah again. We expect them soon but if they will wait awhile for us we will be prepared to give them a heavy welcomeà"". Included are Vaughn's service records and a rare Confederate patriotic envelope (lacking stamp) showing a cannon and Rebel flag adding the historic statement of General Bartow, killed at 1st Bull Run, below: ""They've killed me, boys but don't give up the fight"". Minor fold separations and stains, else very good.
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