Found 17 items in the class "Militaria/US_Civil_War".

	CIVIL WAR: UNION SOLDIER TINTYPE Civil War tintype photo of a Union soldier- he is seated, w 9 button coat, forage cap on table next to him, and his trousers are nicely tinted infantry blue, as is table cloth. Vg, approx 3 x 2.7" (6th plate). Ornate gilt mat, full case.All items are unconditionally guaranteed, and may be returned , as purchased , upon 3-day inspection, for a full refund, less postage.    $250.00
	CIVIL WAR: DAGUERROTYOPE OF A WOMAN Civil War photo - daguerrotype of a very distinguished looking woman wearing her Sunday best- bonnet and lace, jewelry, shawl, seated by table w nicely embroidered cover. Gilt mat, full case, latter w embossed illus of potted flowers. Exc.    $250.00
	CIVIL WAR: CIVIL WAR SOLDIER TINTYPE Civil War tintype of a young seated Yank w 4 button coat, and forage cap resting on adjacent table. The crown of the cap has unit numerals but I cant decipher them, The 6th plate image in gilt mat & full case. Image vg, approx 3 x 2.7". The case is fair.    $165.00
	CIVIL WAR: NEW YORK SOLDIER WITH SLOUCH HAT A pleasing Civil War CDV photograph, seated view of a young soldier wearing a NY State regulation shell jacket, his campaign hat on adjacent table. Reverse w ink inscr "Wm S Duesler", and pencil inscription "Myron F Hawley, Co F 148 Regt NYSM Norfolk, Va". Vg, w service info- Hawley served 2 years, until wounded at Cold Harbor, Virginia June 3, 1864.vg.    $135.00
	CIVIL WAR: 103RD NEW YORK INFANTRYMAN Civil War CDV photo- a nice seated view of a young soldier, his slouch hat on table, nicely showing the unit numerals "103". The reverse has pm by Mathewson & McCanon, Medina, New York. Vg w service info for the 103rd which saw heavy fighting at the Battle of Antietam, Maryland, Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the actions at James Island & the Siege of Fort Wagner, South Carolina.    $125.00
	CIVIL WAR: 2 CIVIL WAR CADET SOLDIERS Pair of Civil War CDV photos of cadets- ,both standing views, each a boy wearing a 9-button gray military jacket, striped trousers: 1) Cadet holding his kepi. Pencil inscr "LT Morgan" on reverse. Photo by Gibbon, Broadway, New York. 2) Cadet , w rank straps on gray jacket, his kepi on adjacent table. Reverse inscr in pencil "Robert Watson, 1864". No photographer imprint. Bota are exc, w rich tones. The pair    $125.00
	CIVIL WAR: SOLDIER W CORP BADGE Civil War CDV photo- seated view of a Yankee corporal w 9 button coat, corporal's chevorns, veteran volunteer sleeve stripes, & bummers cap on table, showing the 3rd Army Corp diamond on the crown. Nice view of an Army of the Potomac noncom. rev w revenue stamp. Photo by Sanborn, Lowell, Mass. Top, bottom margins trimmed, not affecting image.Looking for a particular item or subject? Try Search Now in the gray box at the top of this page    $125.00
	CIVIL WAR: 2 YOUNG SOLDIERS Pair of Civil War CDV photos of cadets- ,both standing views, each a boy wearing a 9-button gray military jacket, striped trousers: 1) Cadet holding his kepi. Pencil inscr "LT Morgan" on reverse. Photo by Gibbon, Broadway, New York. 2) Cadet , w rank straps on gray jacket, his kepi on adjacent table. Reverse inscr in pencil "Robert Watson, 1864". No photographer imprint. Both are exc, w rich tones. The pair    $125.00
	CIVIL WAR: WEST VIRGINIA CIVIL WAR CAVALRYMAN Civil War CDV photo of a young soldier, seated w his bummers cap on adjacent table. The soldier is wearing a 4-button sack coat, light trousers. Reverse side of the CDV has a US revenue stamp & pencil inscribed "Wiliam Very". Comes w service data for Very who served with C Company, 1st West Virginia Cavalry. Edge wear, age spots, shallow crease in reverse..    $125.00
	CIVIL WAR: IDD MASSACHUSETTS INFANTRYMAN Civil War CDV- full standing view of a soldier w frock coat, his forage cap on table bears an infantry bugle insignia and numeral "2".painted camp scene in background shows tents & American flag, front mat ink inscr "Compliments of J Pettingill" I found 2 Pettengill's listed in the CWDB as serving in a 2nd regiment- one in the 2nd Vermont, one in the 2nd new Hampshire. Vg.    $125.00
	CIVIL WAR: UNION SOLDIER Civil War CDV photo- full standing view of a distinguished looking Yank w long frock coat, and high top forage cap on adjacent table. Photo by Silsbee, Case & Co, Boston. Margin stains, image exc.    $95.00
	CIVIL WAR: SAUCY LADY Civil War CDV photo- a full size view of a handsome young woman with a sly grin, seated at a table, wearing a gypsy costume and one leg thrust forward showing her calff ands ornate embroidered stocking. Very hot stuff for the look time and an unusually pleasing image. The reverse has imprint by J Gurney & Sons, NY City, and the dancer is pencil inscribed "Mlle Bertha Dec 64". Image very clear and an exceptional pose. Corners clipped.    $85.00
	CIVIL WAR: INFANTRYMAN Civil War CDV photo- seated view of a young soldier, w civilian coat, military vest, and his forage cap rests on table showing crown w Infantry insignia and "A" for A Company, w 2 numerals for unit. Image vg, by Kellogg Brothers, Hartford, Connecticut.    $85.00
	CIVIL WAR: GIRL IN NICE ATTIRE A very pleasing Civil War CDV photo- full standing view of a 10 yr old girl w short cut jacket & matching dress, and her hat sits on the table beside her. image, by Gardner Photo, Maquoketa, Iowa. Rev w illus of cherubs and a camera. Exc.    $35.00
	CIVIL WAR: LOUISIANA US COLORED TROOPS Group of 4 Thibadoux Louisiana Civil War documents for United States Colored troops, incl 1 ) Invoice for equipment incl mosquito bars, table knives, kettles etc, sgd by Capt Edward Bigelow, 93 USCI, Provost Marshal, La Fourche Parish, at Thibadoux, 2) Fuel Requisition, 1st Louisiana Volunteers, Thibadoux, sgd Col Samuel H Jones, 78th USCI, Post Commaander, 3 ) Stationary Invoice, names various officers, incl 4th iowa Artillery Battery, 78th US Colored Infantry, Superintendent Freedmen, sgd Lt AM Jones, 78 USCI. 16 x 11". 4 ) Uniform Requisition, sgd Capt Henry Bicker, Co C, 10th USCHA, lists rubber blankets, forage caps etc, no date or locale listed. All June, 1865, 8 x 11" except as noted. , ptd/ink. The group    $225.00
	Union Letters: 10TH CONNECTICUT INFANTRY LETTER 15 pages, 5 x 8, in ink, written by Benjamin Wright, to his wife.Head Quarters, 10th Regt. Conn. Vols., St. Augustine, Fla., January 23rd, 1864My Dear Abbie,The first thing I will acknowledge my faults and transgressions, and ask your forgiveness. Now what do you think I have done? Why I went out sailing with some of the young ladies this afternoon to the neglect of my other duties, but I trust you will forgive me as I have been a pretty good boy since I came here, but this noon at dinner Miss Green, a smiling divorcee with round face and rosey cheeks asked me to go out and take a sail with a few of them this afternoon. I thought you would not care and I said I would go. Lieut. Savage was to have gone but was on guard today and therefore could not go. The party consisted of Miss Wood, Miss Green, both our own folks, Mr. Bates of the 24th [Mass.], son of the Gov., Mr. Bates of Mass., Mr. Middlecom who sailed the boat, and myself. The afternoon was lovely and I enjoyed myself hugely. It is the first afternoon I have taken to myself since we have been in the place. We had a very fine sail boat. We left the wharf about two o'clock, went down by the lighthouse, went ashore and examined the old building, strolled around on the beach, then went over to the North shore, [and] picked up a lot of shells. We got back home just before sundown having had a splendid sail and a very fine time. Picked up quite a lot of shells. The afternoon was spent very pleasantly and I trust not unprofitable. If you were here I think I should take such quite often. Tonight is a splendid evening. While you have to hug the stove fairly to keep from freezing, we are having delightful weather. I thought it too fine to stay in my tent this evening and I took a walk out to the picket reserve to see [Lieut.] Savage. We received a mail this morning. I received but two letters both from you, one mailed the 7th, the other the 14th. I thought certainly I should receive more letters by this mail. I wanted to get a letter from Joseph to know the price of Capt. White's [?] and also the expense of getting Co. A Bouley on. I tell you I was real glad to get yours. You are a jewel worth possessing. Though all others forsake me you will never forsake me. How pure and ardent is the love of woman, heartless that men trifle with it. You must have had dreadful weather and traveling. I should much like to attend some of the Sewing Societies. I am glad to hear of the safe arrival of Sergt. Knapp and the package of money. I should think the cold would take right of him. Don't you think he is a noble looking soldier? I am glad you gave Pa the twenty dollars but you need not have told him it was from me as you were the one who proposed it. I knew it would please him. I always felt that it is more pleasant to give then to receive. Bennie is a dear boy. Tell him his Pa wishes him a good many happy New Years. I am very sorry to hear of your bad cold. I hope it will not last long. You must be careful of yourself or you will get down sick. I think until you get over your cold you had better stay down to Fathers. I think Benjamin Brush must be mistaken about a line of steamers running from New York here. Vessels suitable to run to New York could not get in here. There is not water enough on the bar. The boats that are sent down here from the [Hilton] Head are rather small boats hardly that safe to send very far out to sea. I am glad Joseph is better. I think like you it would do him good to come to St. Augustine. I think probably Father could get a pass for him to come down. Has Dr. Linsley any idea of coming down here? I have not answered his letter yet. I must try to this mail. How long we shall stay I can't say. I don't think we shall move very soon. To say the least I think we shall stay until Spring. If the men go from here on their furloughs we shall be good for but little while they are gone, and probably will not be moved before they get back, which lets them get off as soon as they will, but I don't think they are going to go under a couple of weeks yet, although they may sooner. I am sorry to hear our public school is in such a low condition. I always thought it was a mistake letting Charles Wright leave. They had better paid him a thousand dollars than to have had him leave. Some people are penny wise and pound foolish. That is about the way with those who wished to get rid of Charles Wright. You speak about Jepson. I don't know that his sentence has been published. I think however there is not much doubt but that they acquitted him, but he was found guilty of the charges. He even admitted them in court, and if the justice had been done him, [he] would have been shoved higher than a kite.Head Quarters, 10th C.V., St. Augustine, Fla., January 28th, 1864My Dear Abbie,While I have a little time I will commence a letter to you that I may have it ready by the time another boat arrives. A boat is expected tomorrow. We have a small steamer subject to orders from here now. It went to the Head yesterday morning. It will probably be back Saturday morning. We shall get a mail when that arrives. The weather still holds beautiful. It is really delightful to have such weather in the middle of winter. I can hardly realize that the winter is so far gone. Never did a winter pass so quickly before, and it has also passed very pleasantly, the most of any time we have been away from home. Can hardly realize that we are in the army. Last evening our band gave a concert. I will enclose you one of the programmes. It was a very fine affair, the finest entertainment that has been given since we have been here. It was a real treat. Reminded one almost of the Philharmonic. The band played very finely. The concert was complimentary, of course free to all our own officers. Then we gave tickets to who we chose. Our officers went in full dress linen & belt. I understand it is to be repeated. 29th: Although it would not suit the mass of people as would the ministrels or the theatre, but those who have any taste for music would think it far superior. There has been something going on almost every night this week. Tonight there is a performance at the theatre. Last night was meeting night at the church. There was a good many out. The church was well filled. We had a very good meeting. Tonight we [have] a meeting in camp of those who were members of churches for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of perfecting some organization for the lending of ourselves together in the good work, believing that in Union there is strength, and that we should be enabled to accomplish more by becoming acquainted with each other, and knowing who the church members were. We appointed a committee to adopt some plan. The object met with a hearty approval. I was appointed chairman of the committee. I was sorry, although I mean ever to be ready to do what I can in [the] master's cause. Still I would much rather had some one else to have gone ahead in this matter. There are so many others who are so much better fitted then I that it seemed to me foolish to have my name proposed. Some way I always get put on a committee or some place where I shall have something to do. A very sad affair occurred at our hospital today by which a young man lost his life. He had a very bad tooth ache and last night he was given some morphine, but it did not stop and in the night he got up and went down and got some more himself. Unfortunately, he took too much and it killed him. It is a very sad affair. He was a good boy and I have no doubt but that he is much better off tonight than though he were on earth. He has gone to that land where sickness nor sorrow never comes. May we all be as well prepared as he was when called for. When you send those things to me that I have sent for, I wish you would send me some good note paper. Also put in my white vest. Please tell Mr. Selleck to make me a new black vest. No boat in today. We shall get one tomorrow or next day I hope. Some how or other it is impossible for me to write a decent letter now days. My letters are not worth sending if it were not to let you know I am ever thinking of you. For a number of days past, in fact the whole of the year thus far, has been damp, unpleasant weather, part of the time real cold. It is storming somewhat tonight, the wind is blowing pretty fresh. I was very glad to receive a mail tonight and to hear that Bennie is getting along so well. The dear little fellow, he begins to talk about going into the Army. I was much pleased with your letter I received New Years Day in what you said about Bennie, about your making the shirt for the Soldiers Aid Society, and what he said. He is a dear little fellow. I hope and pray that my life may be spared to return home someday to see you both and enjoy your society. I am very sorry to hear of the illness of Zophar. He appears to be unwell a good deal lately. I hope he may soon be recovered to health and strength again. We had an excellent prayer meeting last night in camp. The chaplain was up, also Gen. Aiken who spoke and offered a prayer. Those colored children that I had in my class in the Sunday School appeared quite like other children, not very much like cattle. On New Years Day they celebrated the anniversary of their freedom. They met at the plaza at 11 o'clock where a number of speeches were made by Chaplain Trumbull. The chaplain of the 24th [Mass.], Mr. Brinkerhoff & the children sang some very good pieces. After that was over we adjourned to the court house where had been prepared a dinner, and such a table as I have not seen in awhile. Two long tables were set the length of the room and they were loaded with provisions. The tables were splendid. There was roast chickens, roast beef, oyster pies, sweet potatoes, biscuits, pies of various kinds, splendid cakes, and everything in abundance. It did great credit to the committee of arrangements and it was gotten up entirely by the blacks. They had the whole management of the thing and provided everything. Such a table could not be much beat at home. I had a written invitation from the committee of arrangement and I was well repaid for giving. The darkies were in their element. There is nothing like as many of them here as in most places in the South. I would like much to be home and attend some of those Sabbath School concerts. I think you and Louisa did quite well in the line of present making on Christmas day. I have often thought that it was more pleasant to give than to receive. You did not say as you received anything. I think it must have been all on one side. If Sergt. Knapp got home by New Years you could have the pleasure of given something more on that day. We have been paid off again to the first of Jan. The pay master was very prompt for once, but it was on account of settling with those who reenlisted that he came down so soon, for again he pays them their $100 bounty on their muster out rolls. On their muster in he pays them one months pay in advance, $60 bounty from the U.S., and two dollars premium. Gen. Aiken pays them $300 from the State. There will be so much money around in a few days some of them will hardly know what to do with it. They will get near $500. With the pay they have just drawn there is no reason why a soldier should not have some money, but it is most eleven o'clock and I must stop writing and go to my tent and see if Savage has got ready to go to bed. I left Head Quarters near an hour ago and came over to my tent. Thought probably Savage would be ready to go to bed if he had not already gone, but I found him as busy as a bee. Silas Edwards and Joe Bixby were helping him. They have left now. He is hurrying up his enlistment papers. He wants to get through as soon as possible. He uses my tent. It is very little use that I put it to, aside from keeping my things in it, and sleeping in it. Savage and I sleep together. We put our blankets together on the floor and sleep like pigs in the clover. It is now after twelve. I hear our band playing downtown, probably for Col. Leggett. I am afraid whiskey will suffer. I should judge from what you say you are still at Fathers. If I were you I don't think I should hurry very much to get back to our house [with] this cold weather. I am glad to hear that Louisa gets her pension as wife of a Major. I was afraid she would not as Merritt was never mustered as Major. I am glad to hear an effort is being made to pay off the debt of the church and also to do something for Dr. Linsley. Who were the men who subscribed the five thousand and fifty dollars? You say none of the North St. people would give anything towards paying the debt or for Dr. Linsley. I should have thought William Smith would have done something. I am glad to hear Col. Hawley speak a good word for our Regt. I have always thought he was a little afraid of us, that we might get a better name than they. [he is referring to the 7th Conn. Inf.]. Since operations commenced on Morris Island, the 7th has done well. It is a good Regt. as is also the 6th. [Conn.]. Miss Foot that boards at Miss Martha's is a sister of Mrs. Hawley. I shall be very glad to receive Ma's letter when she finds it convenient to write me. Is Eddy in Greenwich now? His finger I think remains sore a long while. I must try and write a letter to James in a few days. I have not received a letter from him in a good while but I don't wait for him to write me. I think a letter must be welcome to him more so if possible than to me. Still some time I am not satisfied. Don't you think I am [an] unthankful being? It is one o'clock. I think I will make up the bed [and] let Savage turn in when he gets ready.1st, 7 P.M.: I have been very busy all day and shall be until the mail closes which will be in about an hour. I have no time to say more then good bye. Give my love to all. Ever your loving, Benjamin We will supply you with some xerox copies of other items that Benjamin Wright signed with his full name to corroborate the ID which we fully guarantee. Very fine, newsy 15 page letter with some fine content related to the negroes at St. Augustine and their anniversary celebration of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Benjamin Wright, was a resident of Greenwich, Conn., when he enlisted on Sept. 13, 1861, as a sergeant, and was mustered into Co. I, 10th Connecticut Infantry. He was promoted to 2nd lieutenant, Jan. 8, 1863; 1st lieutenant, June 6, 1864; and mustered out of the service on Oct. 17, 1864.PRINCIPAL ENGAGEMENTS OF THE 10TH CONN. INFANTRY:Roanoke Island, N. C., Feb. 8, 1862.Newbern, N. C., Mar. 14, 1862.Kinston, N. C., Dec. 14, 1862.Whitehall, N. C., Dec. 16, 1862.Goldsboro, N. C., Dec. 18, 1862.Seabrook Island, S. C., Mar. 28, 1863.Siege of Charleston, S. C., from July 28 to Oct. 25, 1863.St. Augustine, Fla., Dec. 30, 1863.Walthall Junction, Va., May 7, 1864.Drewry's Bluff, Va., May 13 to 17 (inclusive), 1864.Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 16, 1864.Deep Bottom, Va., June 20, 1864.Strawberry Plains, Va., July 26 and 27, 1864.Deep Bottom, Va., Aug. 1, 1864.Deep Bottom, Va., Aug. 14, 1864.Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864.Deep Gully and Fuzzells Mills, Va., Aug. 28, 1864.Siege of Petersburg, Va., Aug. 28 to Sep. 29, 1864.Fort Harrison, Va., Sep. 27, 1864.Laurel Hill Church, Va., 0ct. 1, 1864.Newmarket Road, Va., Oct. 7, 1864.Darbytown Road, Va., Oct. 13, 1864.Darbytown Road, Va., Oct. 27, 1864.Johnson's Plantation, Va., Oct. 29, 1864.Hatcher's Run, Va., Mar. 29 and 30, and April 1, 1865.Fort Gregg, Va., April 2, 1865.Appomattox Court House, Va., April 9, 1865.Source: Connecticut: Record of Service of Men During War of Rebellion    $150.00
	Union Letters: 10TH CONNECTICUT INFANTRY LETTER 8 pages, 4 3/8 x 8, in pencil, written by Benjamin Wright, to his wife. Comes with cover addressed to Mrs. Benjamin Wright, Greenwich, Conn., postmark Port Royal, Feb. 12, with 3 cents embossed George Washington postage stamp, with bullseye cancellation. Ink notation, Feb. 8th, 1863. Propeller Vidette, St. Helena Isl., Feb. 8th, 3:30 P.M., 1863My Dear Abbie,We moved from our achorage at Hilton Head this morning and came across to this side, the distance perhaps four or five miles. We came close by the Navy anchorage. Had a good view of the new Ironsides, the monitor Weehawken, and the other vessels of the Navy. The Ironsides is a fine looking craft. I think she will make Fort Sumter beg, not withstanding, if she can bring her fifteen inch guns to bear on it. The Monitor is a curious looking thing. Looked about like a new coop on a raft. Does not look as though it would stand any sea at all, hardly to go to Capts. Island, but in coming down here it has proved itself perfectly sea worthy. We had good news this morning from the Montauk. She had again commenced the attack on Fort McAlister at the mouth of the Ogeechee River, and had dismounted five of their guns. They were casemated, ten in number, one hundred lbs. Armstrong guns. Most of the fighting had been done at six hundred yards. Pretty close work. She had been struck over sixty times but it had no more effect on her than so many peas would have had. If she succeeds in taking the Fort as she probably will, the Rebs will be some what afraid of the animal. This Fort they considered impregnable, and they were quite encouraged when she attacked them before with so little success. She could run right past the Fort now but for the fear of torpedoes in the river. Today has been a very quiet Sabbath for being onboard boat. The day has been warm and pleasant, a little cloudy. We land tomorrow morning early with three days rations in our haversacks. We have got to dig a well before we can have any water which I suppose will be the first thing to be attended to. If they had only taken us up to Beaufort and put us ashore there we would have been where we could get plenty of water. By our having to take three days rations I don't see the point whether we are to stay only three days or whether they think it will take that length of time for the commissary to get his things on shore. Be it as it may, I don't believe we are going to have a very nice place to encamp. Looks to me like a sand bed. We shall be where it will be difficult for us to get over to Hilton Head for anything. It will be two weeks tomorrow since we came on the boat. It does not look much like getting back to Newbern in four weeks. I don't believe we shall get back much before the middle of March, if we do as soon as that. Things have not gone right. Feb. 10th, 8 P.M.We landed yesterday and have been to work hard all day getting things in shape. We are perhaps half or three quarters of a mile from the landing place. All our things, provisions &c have to be brought up by hand as there is no teams with us. We will have quite a nice camp ground when we come to get it fixed up. The shelter tents look very nice. We brought our shelter tents with us. I have been very busy all day fixing Capt. Greeley's and mine. I have got it quite comfortable. Built a bedstead. Got nice soft bed on it. Got the ground covered with pine twigs. I am now laying on the ground writing to you. We shall have some cracker boxes in a day or two to make seats and a table of. We shall then be all right. Capt. Greeley has gone out and I am all alone. I think I shall go to bed pretty early tonight as I have got a pretty good bed. Capt. Greeley and the boys got back this morning all safe. The General wished them not to tell where they had been, but I have found out some things about the expedition. They had a fine time. Went into Charleston Harbor. Saw Fort Sumter. Landed somewhere, they don't tell where, and went to within a mile and a half or three quarters of Fort Sumter. Ascertained how many troops there was around Charleston. Saw the Rebs throwing troops on Sullivan's Island. They had between 30 & 40,000 on the Island and about 60,000 in all. Our men divided in two squads. One of them marched about five miles and the other ten, as near as I can find out. I think one squad came near being taken. I guess they saw enough. I would have been delighted to have gone with them. Gen. Foster left for the North last night. He will probably probably go to Washington before he returns. I am afraid he will have trouble with Hunter. As soon as Foster gets out of the way he orders a review of our Division. I suppose he has a perfect right to do so, but it does not look very well in him. The men can't turn out in very good shape as they did not come expecting anything of the kind. Hunter might help Gen. Foster a good deal if he would, but he will not unless he can have the command. He has a seige train we ought to have but I don't suppose he will let us have it. I think Foster will bring a good many more troops down from the North. We shall probably be here for two or three weeks before we make any move at all. There is lots of oysters about here. Some of the boys have been after them today. I believe I will not write any more tonight. I will take a look at your photograph and then prepare to retire. Good night. 11th, 7 A.M.This is a nice pleasant morning. I have just been out back in the edge of the swamp and had a good wash. I feel first rate or shall as soon as I get some breakfast. Last night after getting to bed Capt. Greeley told me about the reconnoisance they made. He says there is about 17,000 troops on James Island and not as many as that on Sullivan's. The best way of approach to the city is from the North. He did not find things half as bad as he expected. Thinks we can take Charleston with 25,000 men with the assistance of the monitors. Thinks our company may have a chance to go off again before the expedition goes. I hope I shall have a chance to go. Capt. Greeley said he came near getting in a scrape. The only thing that saved them was the Rebs thought they were friends. Nothing could have permitted the Rebs from taking them all. I hope we shall get a mail soon. I suppose when it does come it will be two weeks old. Will go to Newbern first. They get their mails at Hilton Head direct from New York in about three days. I wished when we first came here I had told you to direct here. I hardly think it would do now, but we may be here a month before we go back to Newbern. I think by the time I get my clothes I shall need them, but I don't want them on this expedition although I shall probably not look very fine some of the time to go on day's parade. I suppose we shall have drills as we had before we left Newbern. We have not much of a drill gtound. Yesterday was a very warm day. More like June than Feb. I don't know what it will be here by and by, but I must close this and put in the mail bag so that it can go over to town today. Give my love to all, Bennie in particular. Ever Your Affectionate,Benjamin Excellent content! Light age toning. Included will be the following xerox copies: war date documents which are written by and signed by Benjamin Wright with his full name, rank, and regiment, a war time envelope addressed in the hand of Lieutenant Wright to his wife, his photo in uniform, the gravesites of Abbie and Benjamin Wright in Connecticut, and his obituary.     $250.00

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