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Lot of 11 items. Includes: By Authority, The Statutes at Large of the Confederate States of America, Commencing with the First Session of the First Congress; 1862. Public Laws of the Confederate States of America, Passed at the First Session of the First Congress; 1862. Carefully Collated with the Originals at Richmond. Soft cover, with soiling foxing and ghosting of the pages. Edited by James M. Matthews. Printed by: R.M. Smith Richmond, 1862. 125 pp. A beautiful letter written by Adjutant and Captain George H. Harries to Josephine Phillips concerning the death of 1st Lieutenant Theodore Lammers, 9th Ohio Infantry, from his wounds earned at the Battle of Chickamauga. Harries writes, I am directed by Colonel Kammerling, to give to you the painful intelligence of the death of Lieutenant Theodore Lammers. After a long and hard struggle he departed this life on the morning of the 7th day of October in hospital at Chattanooga....he was one of the best and bravest officers of the ninth Ohio and his loss is most deeply felt alike by the officers and soldiers of the regiment....(Chattanooga, TN, October 28, 1863). Lammers enlisted as a 2nd lieutenant in the 9th Ohio Infantry on May 27, 1861. He was promoted to 1st lieutenant on January 27, 1862. At Chickamauga, the regiment participated in the famous bayonet charge of Van Derveer's brigade, but its bravery came at a cost. At the end of the two days battle the 500 man regiment loss totaled one-third of the entire brigade, losing 11 officers and 237 enlisted men. Lammers was wounded in the fight but did not die until nearly a month after the battle. 6 letters from William F. Dusenberry, serving with the 9th West Virginia Infantry at Winchester, to his daughter Susie ca. 1863. Dusenberry was was born in 1826 in New York, but relocated to to Cabell County, West Virginia, around 1850 with his family. His father purchased Saunders Mill, later known as Dusenberry Mill among other names, but William practiced as a dentist for a time. Even though he is not listed in official records, he enlisted and served with the 9th West Virginia and fought for the Union. While he was away at Winchester, Rebels attacked some of the land near his farm. He wrote his daughter, I am sorry to say it is not yet safe for me to come home. I think when I do come I shall remove you all out from there, to New York or anywhere else your Mother says....I heard about the Rebels taking the Books(?) from Green Harris before I received your letter, the Devil take them I say....I have already told Harriet in your mothers letter what I thought of Lincoln's n**** Proclamation....I don't blame Charles for keeping a sharp look out for the Rebels and try to keep things out of their clutches...I think Uncle Thom had better quit taking the side of the Rebels for his and families sake I think he has already gone up, if they[sic] Rebels come and destroy my property let it go, I never will be a traitor to my country nor a disgrace to my forefathers as he has done...(Winchester, Frederick County, January 27, 1863). He wrote more letters to his daughter including several sweet verses and a Valentine's Day message. Sometime either before or after the war, he returned home and authored a diary of his life in West Virginia. Other items include: a letter addressed to Roland Clark for a soldier medal and Speech of Honorable C.L. Vallandigham of Ohio, printed by Henry Polkinhorn in 1861. Condition: The Confederate pamphlet has soiling foxing and ghosting of the pages, although, all pages seem to be included with some flaking of the binding. The letter has some soiling, toning, and separation of the folds there is a portion of the paper missing but it does not affect the legibility. Dusenberry's letters are in good condition. The second pamphlet has some toning and pencil marks from a previous owner with some brittle edges.