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Authentic Letters To and From Soldiers Civil War Documents |
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Confederate Letter to Mother From Dalton, Georgia in December 1863
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This is an original Civil War
soldier’s letter. This letter is written from Dalton, Georgia and is dated December
1st 1863. The soldier was
writing home to "Dear Mother". Since he was writing to someone so close, he
didn’t enclose his regiment so we can’t say for sure who he served with. He
tells his Mom that "
I have come safe through the retreat with the top of my cooking utinsils, l
saddle blanket, & my caison with two ammunition chests for the want of
horses to pull them. I eat my pork raw about 2 pounds a week and manage to cook
once a day in an oven that was saved & now serves the whole company. Our
rations are short, sometimes no meat at all yet we live & the wonder is no
grumbling is heard. The men bear all things patiently with a little extra
curseing. Oh what a selfish world this is. We see more of it in the army than
elsewhere, especially among the officers who wer never anything before the war
began. "The paper measures 9-1/4ths inches by
5-1/2 inches in overall size. The letter
is handwritten on scrap paper in ancient old brown pencil. It comes with a
type-written translation of the contents. It is a neat original Civil War
soldier’s letter.
Item #: C2312 Shipping Weight:
0.3 lb
Your Price:$165.00 USD
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