Lot of 2, including a letter from an unidentified soldier written around Milford Station in the days following its seizure from Confederate control by General Winfield S. Hancock. "Roy." ALS, 4pp, 7.75 x 9.675 in., "Near Milford Station, Va." May 22-25, 1864. Addressed to his parents. In the letter, Roy describes the advance of his regiment to its current positions, noting that upon arriving yesterday, they "heaved up breastworks till after dark." He writes that he and his comrades "are fighting every day" and that, triumphantly, their "cavalry took the railroad from the enemy at Milford." He continues the letter a few days later, waylaid by "marching and hard fighting." Roy now finds himself "to the extreme front," where "yesterday [he] fought the enemy hard" at the Battle of North Anna: "We drove them from a very strong position, and as I do not hear much from them now, I think they must be retreating." Roy also shares his observations of Ulysses S. Grant, who was encamped nearby: "We all have great confidence in our Lieut. Gen. Our men think he just knows his business. . . He is a very small man and rides a little coal black horse, not much larger than that nag you sold. . . Gen. Grant wears an old slouched hat, pants stuck in his boots, his dress coat all dirty, and a flannel shirt with white collar. . . He is not a man that puts on any airs at all." Also with a vignetted CDV portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, with backmark of The New York Photographic Co., New York, NY and inked inscription beneath image reading, "Lieut. Gen. U.S. Grant." Condition: Creasing as expected, with some areas of significant tearing at fold lines and presence of archival reinforcements. Sweat stains throughout, as mentioned in the postscript: "This sheet of paper I put in my pocket and sweat it through." Some contemporary notations, including front page along top edge.
Lot of 2, including a letter from an unidentified soldier written around Milford Station in the days following its seizure from Confederate control by General Winfield S. Hancock. "Roy." ALS, 4pp, 7.75 x 9.675 in., "Near Milford Station, Va." May 22-25, 1864. Addressed to his parents. In the letter, Roy describes the advance of his regiment to its current positions, noting that upon arriving yesterday, they "heaved up breastworks till after dark." He writes that he and his comrades "are fighting every day" and that, triumphantly, their "cavalry took the railroad from the enemy at Milford." He continues the letter a few days later, waylaid by "marching and hard fighting." Roy now finds himself "to the extreme front," where "yesterday [he] fought the enemy hard" at the Battle of North Anna: "We drove them from a very strong position, and as I do not hear much from them now, I think they must be retreating." Roy also shares his observations of Ulysses S. Grant, who was encamped nearby: "We all have great confidence in our Lieut. Gen. Our men think he just knows his business. . . He is a very small man and rides a little coal black horse, not much larger than that nag you sold. . . Gen. Grant wears an old slouched hat, pants stuck in his boots, his dress coat all dirty, and a flannel shirt with white collar. . . He is not a man that puts on any airs at all." Also with a vignetted CDV portrait of Ulysses S. Grant, with backmark of The New York Photographic Co., New York, NY and inked inscription beneath image reading, "Lieut. Gen. U.S. Grant." Condition: Creasing as expected, with some areas of significant tearing at fold lines and presence of archival reinforcements. Sweat stains throughout, as mentioned in the postscript: "This sheet of paper I put in my pocket and sweat it through." Some contemporary notations, including front page along top edge.
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