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Gettysburg Letter By A Confederate In the 1st Mar

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Gettysburg Letter By A Confederate In the 1st Mar
<Our item number 82349><B>Gettysburg Letter By A Confederate In the 1st Maryland Battalion.</B> G.G. Guillette, 1st Sgt. and 2nd Lt. in Co. G, 2nd Md. Infantry, 1st Md. Battalion, writes a letter to Fred, 2 pp &#40;one sheet&#41;, 8&#34;x5&#34;, &#34;<I>Hd. Qtrs. Army Northern Va., Camp near Dartsville, July 19th, 1863</I>.&#34; In part: &#34;…<I>we have had a brilliant campaign…fought one of the hardest battles of the war in which we gained a complete victory. But the Yankees say that they gained a victory if so why do they admit of so great a loss, for ours is not one 4th what they admit that they loss. Our Battal. was in the hottest of the fight and we made a charge in which …poor Whit fell wounded but I hope not mortaly we could not get him from the field. The Battle lasted for 3 days and we drove them from there bristworks every day for if you drove them from one they were sure to build annother at night. There loss was immense if there victory were such as what they claim they will have no army soon if such fights hapen often. You will say …why does not Gill write more but he is afraid that it will fall into the hand of the enemy</I>….&#34; Guillette was captured in the fighting on the Weldon Railroad in Virginia in August 1864. Accompanied by the consignor&#39;s research on this unit. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;2,000-3,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 82349<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://216.67.248.213/liveauction/33jpegs/082349.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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