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Single sheet folded quarto, written in pencil on all four sides. 5" x 8" (folded). Letter from a hospitalized Confederate soldier to his wife, dated Nov. 26, 1862 from Danville Hospital (Virginia). The soldier complains about conditions in the hospital and expresses his hope to return to his regiment where he will stand a better chance of getting a discharge. Reads in part: "...there is men here that has got one arm and they won't give them no discharge nor no furlows (sic) either... I had rather be with the regt than to be here for it smells so bad with the fever that it is enough to make a well man sick...I would be better to get to ( ? ) before the regt got away and if I did not get able to go with them I may get a furlow or a discharge and it would be better than to have to go to Alabama or Misisippi (sic) for I can ride all the way to Nashville...". Signed only as "your husband". Mailing folds and some discoloration to the first page. Writing a bit light but competely readable.

Confederate Soldier's Letter from Danville, Virginia Hospital, Nov. 26, 1862
(Civil War)
1862.
Price: $350.00
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Dedication of the Monument on Boston Common Erected to the Memory of The Men of Boston Who Died in The Civil War (Inscribed By a Former Civil War Officer)
(Civil War)
Boston: City Council of Boston, 1877.
Price: $125.00
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Partly printed document with blanks filled in by hand, dated Dec. 16, 1864 from the Second Auditor's Office, Treasury Department and addressed to "Lieut. Robert G. Welles, 10th Inf." (no additional unit information is provided). States in part, "Your Recruiting Account for the June, July, Aug., Sept. & Oct. 1864 have been adjusted, and a balance of $572.95 found due the United States..." . Mailing folds and a smudge to the top left corner of the document not affecting any text.

Treasury Department Auditor's Document for Civil War Recruiting Account dated 1864
(CIVIL WAR)
Price: $50.00
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U.S. INFANTRY TACTICS for the Instruction, Exercise, and Maneuvers of the United States Infantry (with ownership signature of a Union Army Captain)
(Secretary of War)
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1861.
Price: $200.00
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