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(GARRARD ZOUAVE WALLET AND LETTER)

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(GARRARD ZOUAVE WALLET AND LETTER)
"An identified wallet and letter from Private Ira Simmons of the 146th New York Zouaves (Garrard's Tigers), killed in action. Simmons enlisted on Aug. 29, 1862 and fought with the regiment at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, until finally being killed on June 18, 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia. The war-date letter, 2pp. 8vo., ""Camp near Kelley's Ford Nov. 16, 1863"", concerns his regiment's activities during the Mine Run Campaign, in part: ""àbeen a marching a most all of the time. We lay still two or three days and march a day or two. We made a pretty good haul the other day over 11 hundred prisoners privates [and] over one hundred commissioned officers. We heard a few come in yesterday haven't heard the affects of it yet. We was ready to march in a moments noticeà"". Along with Simmons' personal leather wallet that has been inscribed twice inside with period ink. A great pair of scarce relics with fine provenance, very good." 2472 An identified wallet and letter from Private Ira Simmons of the 146th New York Zouaves (Garrard's Tigers), killed in action. Simmons enlisted on Aug. 29, 1862 and fought with the regiment at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, until finally being killed on June 18, 1864 at Petersburg, Virginia. The war-date letter, 2pp. 8vo., ""Camp near Kelley's Ford Nov. 16, 1863"", concerns his regiment's activities during the Mine Run Campaign, in part: ""àbeen a marching a most all of the time. We lay still two or three days and march a day or two. We made a pretty good haul the other day over 11 hundred prisoners privates [and] over one hundred commissioned officers. We heard a few come in yesterday haven't heard the affects of it yet. We was ready to march in a moments noticeà"". Along with Simmons' personal leather wallet that has been inscribed twice inside with period ink. A great pair of scarce relics with fine provenance, very good.