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Six Civil War Soldiers' Letters

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:125.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 700.00 USD
Six Civil War Soldiers' Letters
<B>Civil War Soldiers' Letters.</B></I> Group lot of six letters by soldiers totaling 21 pages with a variety of content. Most notably, an ALS from a Lt. Col. James Wing written as a prisoner in Libby Prison, dated Feb. 26, 1864 to "<I>Hon. S.S. Cox</B></I>": "<I>Seeing no prospect of an early exchange and having been a prisoner nine months I take the liberty of addressing you a few lines for the purpose of enlisting your influence and aid in procuring for me a special exchange... Get out Authorities to parole some Lieut Colonel who thinks he has influence enough with his authorities to effect an exchange and let him come to Richmond...</B></I>" Letter has a ragged bottom margin with some paper loss affecting a few words. Also, an ALS by an E.P. Davis, 8 pages, Fort Williams, Va., Dec. 21, 1864 describing in great detail his visit to the Capital, letter has light soiling and partial separations at folds; and an LS from J.S. Richardson, Quarter Master's Office C.S.M Prison, Columbia S.C., Nov. 19, 1864, requisitioning supplies; and a partial ALS from a J.H. Jenks to his wife regarding living conditions in the camp and some observations: "<I>...Mrs. Wilson went home with Mr. Bolsten, he, Mr. Wilson, found it was no place for a woman. From our breast works we can see the rebel pickets plainly - we have a picket outside of our parapet with in a few rods from the R. Picket. They do not distrust each other but trade together, exchanging papers, &c I have drawn a rude sketch of the position with Richmond and Petersburg as I understand them his hand-drawn maps occupies almost the full verso of sheet We are 10m from Petersburg and 15 from Richmond. It is now past 10 o'clock and I can hear the awful booming of those guns on Petersburg...</B></I>" Jenks would not survive the War, dying in action in November 1864. Overall condition of letters is good, with noted exceptions.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Small Flat (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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