1861 CIVIL War Soldiers Letter On Patriotic Letter Sheet With Original Envelope
Rare and original, 1861 Color Illustrated Patriotic Letter Sheet containing a manuscript Civil War Soldier's Letter written from headquarters at Upton's Hill, Virginia along with its original, cover / envelope. The Letter was written by Private William Fox of Company C.
21st Regiment New York Infantry. The 21st NY Infantry was organized at Buffalo, N. And mustered in for two years' State service May 8, 1861.
For three months' United States service May 20, 1861. In November 1861, when this Letter was written, the 21st NY was in camp at Upton's Hill, Virginia until the Advance on Manassas in March of 1862. This Civil War Letter is dated November 27th, 1861 and was written by the rather uneducated Private William Fox of Company C.
21st Regiment New York Infantry to his Sister Mary. It is written on a four page, illustrated letter sheet that measures approx.
5" x 8"; the manuscript covers the entire surface of all sides of the sheet with the exception of the first page, which carries a 2 1/2" x 5" Color Patriotic Illustration of jugate portraits of Major General McClellan and Major General Banks. McClellans portrait is flanked by two sailors while Banks image is flanked by two U. Soldiers; one holds a sword, the other an American Flag. William Fox was certainly a relatively uneducated boy from upstate New York.
Fox enlisted in the army on October 21, 1861 and mustered into Co. We have retained Foxs spelling and grammar in reproducing the content of the Letter he wrote which was written from Uptons Hill, Virginia on November 27th, 1861. The Letter reads as follows (without punctuation or paragraphs and with all miss-spellings retained).Me + discommode yourself about frank you can do just as you air amine to when he writes about his law suit he will tell you that he got beat that is all. Wm Fox to Mary Fox Alden Erie Co N. The letter then continues on page 4. Mary I half just received yours + Stephen letters they half found all well Sunday I stood guard for the first time 2 ours on + 4 off early Monday morning the Regiment went out on picket I had to stay hyear + stand guard Tuesday I only stood 2 hours on 6 off Monday afternoon we went out to find they boys we got about 4 miles we met General Wadsworth + his servants driving 42 head of caddle Wadsworth told us that we hat no business out hyear without a gun we had to go back the caddle our boys cabgerd Tuesday afternoon we loaded our guns + took something to eat for the boys we found them about 5 miles from hyear they were having lots of fun it has bin verry lonesome hear while they boys wer gone yesterday the boys that come from Alden + I we went to see the 419 we had a goot time When we got back the boys had got back from picketing Mary I guess if you could hyear the nois we make every night + morning you would think we wer not sick drinking coffee without milk I half got ust to it now it rains our fire burns my?
Are both resting I shall close this my love to you goot night Mary. Quite obviously, Private Fox is a simple soldier and typical of the vast majority of enlisted men who served in both the Union and Confederate Army. This very rare, original Civil War Soldier's Letter is in very good to excellent condition. The sheets are clean and crisp and the handwriting is dark, neat and bold.
The accompanying Cover / Envelope is also well preserved with some foxing and soiling and with the stamp removed from the upper right hand corner of the front panel. A rare and original, 1861 manuscript Civil War Union Soldier's letter on an illustrated, Patriotic Lettersheet and accompanied by its original Cover / Envelope and a fantastic addition to any collection!!Attached to Mansfield's Command, Dept. Of Washington, to August, 1861. Division of the Potomac to October, 1861. Wadsworth's Brigade, McDowell's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862.
Patrick's 2nd Brigade, King's 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 2nd Brigade, King's Division, Dept.Of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to January, 1863. Provost Marshal, General Patrick's Command, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863. Camp at Kalorama Heights, Washington, D.
Garrison at Fort Runyon until August 20. Transferred to United States service for balance of State enlistment by order of Governor E. Moved to Rip Raps with mutineers August 20-30.Camp at Arlington Heights, Va. Until September 28, and at Upton's Hill, Va.
Camp at Upton's Hill until April 9. McDowell's advance on Falmouth, Va. Duty at Fredericksburg until May 25. McDowell's advance on Richmond May 25-29. Operations against Jackson June 1-21.At Falmouth until July 28, and at Fredericksburg until August 6. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23. 2nd Bull Run August 30.
Battles of South Mountain September 14; Antietam September 16-17. Duty in Maryland until October 29. Assigned to provost duty at Aquia Creek January to May, 1863. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Mustered out May 18, 1863, expiration of term.The item "1861 CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS LETTER ON PATRIOTIC LETTER SHEET WITH ORIGINAL ENVELOPE" is in sale since Friday, November 18, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Correspondence, Mail". The seller is "walnutts" and is located in Brewster, Massachusetts.
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