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Massachusetts 34th Infantry Autograph Letter Civil War

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Massachusetts 34th Infantry Autograph Letter Civil War
Civil War letter by Robert Wilson of the 34th Massachusetts Infantry, Co. A, who was ultimately wounded, taken prisoner and then died at Andersonville. Datelined ''camp near Alexandria 7 September 1862,'' Wilson writes of Stonewall Jackson, whose mythic presence loomed large over Union troops: ''...I was a guard yesterday and last night...We are liable to march any minute. We have two days rations always cooked ahead so that we will be ready...Every thing has been verry quite arraund here for the last few days both sides are taking a rest and making ready...The north has got army enough to eat the rebels all up and would if we only had good officers. We have some good ones no doubt but a great many of the officers of the new regiments is greener than what the men is. We hear all kinds of reports about Stonewall Jackson. Yesterday we heard he had crossed the Potomac into Maryland. Today we hear that he was drove back and had 800 men killed...I see in this morning Washington news that Jackson has crossed the Potomac...about half way between Washington and Harpers Ferry. I expect to hear of him in New York and perhaps Boston within a month...'' Good condition.