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Gettysburg Letter By A Confederate In the 1st Mar

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Gettysburg Letter By A Confederate In the 1st Mar
<Our item number 82348><B>Gettysburg Letter By A Confederate In the 1st Maryland Battalion.</B> Daniel A. Fenton, a sergeant in Co. G, 1st Maryland Battalion of Infantry, Steuart&#39;s 3rd Brigade, Johnson&#39;s Div., Ewell&#39;s 2nd Corps, writes a letter to his mother and father, 2 pp &#40;1 sheet&#41;, 12&#34;x8&#34; in dark brow ink, Headquarters, Army Northern Virginia, Camp 1st Md. Battalion…July 19th 1863. In part: &#34;<I>Well, we are all safe on the south side of Potomac, minus about eight thousand which will cover our loss entire. It was the first great battle I have been engaged in and I don&#39;t care about being in such another one….Our Army was not whipped in that last fight by any means. On the first day our boys, only two divisions of them, drove Reynolds and another Corps over four miles. On the second day Longstreet and A.P. Hill attacked their left and centre and badly whipped them taking near seven thousand prisoners. On the third day our Left attacked their right. In this f ight I was a actor. Ewell commanded us. We took their first line of breastworks. About 10 o&#39;clock A.M. of the 3rd of July a charge on another line was ordered. We charged and as we went over a hill that shut them from our view up rode the Yankees behind four lines deep of brestworks. We broke their first line but not being supported had to fall back, this was the only place where they held us in check….out of four hundred and eighty seven men our Battalion took into the fight we lost about two hundred….This army is going to do something in a few days that will astonish the King Abe</I>….&#34;<BR><BR>The 1st Maryland Battalion fought among the bitterest and bloodiest engagements along the southeastern slopes of Culp&#39;s Hill at Gettysburg. Fenton enlisted on April 1, 1863 and was captured in the fighting on the Weldon Railroad in Virginia in August 1864. He was exchanged from Point Lookout, Maryland on Jan. 19, 1865; he returned to his regiment and fought in t he closing battles of the war. He was one of 68 men who surrendered with his unit at Appomattox Court House April 9, 1865. Accompanied by the consignor&#39;s research on this unit. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;2,000-3,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 82348<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/33jpegs/082348.jpg"> </P></IMAGES> <BR><DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/ilgebaylogo.JPG"></TD> <TD> 350 South Beverly Drive Suite 350<BR> Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA<BR> Telephone: 310-551-2646<BR> Fax: 310-551-2626<BR> E-Mail: <A HREF="mailto:brian@goldbergcoins.com"> info@goldbergcoins.com </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <font color=red> <h3>There is a 20% commission charge added to each and every lot.</h3></font> <P>We are one of the country's premier auction houses, specializing in U.S., World and Ancient Coins and Currency; Autographs; Manuscripts; Rare Books and other Fine Collectibles. Dedicated to quality of product and customer service, we guarantee authenticity of all items sold for their full purchase price. </P> <P>Our office will answer inquiries about lots (e-mail only, please) from 9-5 (Pacific Time) Monday through Friday. </P> <a href=http://PayPalSucks.com><img border=0 src=http://PayPalSucks.com/images/logo.gif></a> <p align=center> <font face=Arial size=2>Pay for this auction online with Western Union<sup>®</sup> Auction Payments<sup><font size=2>SM</font></sup></font> <BR><BR> <a href="http://www.auctionpayments.com/" target="_blank"><img border=0 src="http://www.auctionpayments.com/images/banners/banner1.gif" alt="Western Union Auction Payments"></a> </p> <P>Bidpay payment items will be sent upon reciept of check from Western Union. These payments may take up to ten days to get to us. We accept MasterCard, Visa up to $2500 dollars, personal checks, cashiers checks and money orders on all items. When using a credit card, please include account number, expiration date, billing and shipping address and eBay lot number. <B>Successful California bidders must pay 8.25% sales tax. This tax charge may not appear on your invoice until we are notified of purchasers address.</B> All credit card transactions are subject to additional verification. Shipping charges will not be quoted until notification of purchasers address. Please allow up to 5 days after the auction to get your invoice from us via e-mail</P> <P>We are members of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild, International Autograph Dealers Alliance, Universal Autograph Collectors Club and the Manuscript Society. View our auction catalogs and consignment offers at: <A HREF="http://www.goldbergcoins.com"> www.goldbergcoins.com. </P> <TABLE> <TR> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE> <TR> <TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.com/images/png1.gif" ALT="Member PNG" width=50 height=65>
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