United States Civil War

Lot 4001 United States Civil War

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Camp of the 17th Maine Reg't of Volunteer Infantry, Near Brady Station Culpepper County, Virginia. 4-page letter datelined "April 24th, 1864" with interest and horrific contentIt is Sunday but we don't have any Sunday in the army we have had an inspection today of our Division which has but 2 Brigades in it now ours is the second which has got 9 Regiments it is commanded by Gen Hayes, being one of the finest in the whole army. We are going to move Camp in the morning we have been temporarily attached to the second Corps. There is no third Corps now we are the third Division of the second Corps being consolidated with the old second Division of the third Corps. There is no news here we don't know what is going on out of hearing there is a great many rumors going on here but it looks as though there might be some hard fighting here soon...Dead men is no fright to a soldier the has seen service where I have been. It is thought nothing of to drive a team over bodies of men their legs and arms sticking up as the wheels roll over them their bones crack like dry sticks, Very Fine. Estimate; $150 - 200.