47070: Daniel H. Hill Autograph Letter Signed "Husband.

Daniel H. Hill Autograph Letter Signed "Husband." Two pages, 7.25" x 9.25", no place; June 19, 1862. A depressed Hill write to his wife about the current state of the Confederate Army. It reads in part: "I feel a great deal depressed this morning...I do not like the aspect of things here. We are idle & the Yankees working at their batteries. We are doing nothing in the way of offensive or defensive movements. The most perfect supineness is prevailing everywhere in our lines. The enemy is working to getting reinforcements. We are waiting like Micarther [ sic] in the novel for something to turn up. May our folly be cured at last. When will we learn a little common sense?...there is some skirmishing & artillery fire every day. My troops are on the second line where we are resting. But whenever anything serious is apprehended we are sent up to sustain the advance troops. The troops now in front are raw & have never been in battle. They therefore make a good many alarms. We have had to march out for the last three days when the Yankees were only shamming. This annoys and wearies our men..." Hill would soon get his wish of curing the Army's inactivity, as it was engaged at the Seven Days Battles just six days later. Condition: Flattened mail folds, with light foxing and soiling. Creasing along the lower margin. Small holes at the folded cross sections. HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved