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THBFort Sumter Letter Written by Samuel N. Kennerly, 25th South Carolina Infantry
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Fort Sumter Letter Written by Samuel N. Kennerly, 25th South Carolina Infantry
Kennerly, Samuel N. (d. 1864). ALS, 3pp, 6.75 x 8.5 in., " Fort Sumter ." April 12, 1864. Addressed to Mrs. Julia Kennerly. Letter accompanied by a partial cover, ripped at top, addressed to " Mrs. J. N. Kennerly " of Orangeburg, SC, with large black " 10 " stamped at upper left and partial cancel visible in upper right corner. Return address reads " S.N. Kennerly / Lt. Col's / 25-S. C. V. "
Kennerly's letter provides interesting details about activities at the fort on the anniversary of the initial engagement of the Civil War, which famously took place there. Kennerly addresses the important date at the beginning of his letter, writing, " Your dear letter of the 6th just came to hand night before last about 12 o'clock while I was on duty looking out for the Yankees; we somewhat looked for the yanks to advance on us, or fire pretty heavily on us about this time, it being the aniversary [sic] of our taking Fort Sumter from Old Anderson in 1861, but they have kept pretty quiet so far...Many of the garrison wish they would make an assault on the Fort. They are very sanguine as to what would be the result, besides they think it might be the means of they getting a furlough ."
Kennerly continues, " The yankees fire occasionally a gun on the city. The shell passes near the Fort on its way to the city some of them fall short. "
After discussing affairs at home and his wife's health, Kennerly gives more details about conditions at the fort. He writes:
I would not mind staying here if it were not so confining, and I had a comfortable place to sleep at. I have to sleep in the Bomb-proof where the air is very foul on account of there not being free sirculation [sic] of air through it. Besides, it is said, there are numerous creapers [sic] in it, although I have not seen any myself, nor felt them, but I have no doubt but that they are here, I think the cause of they being so numerous there are a great many negroes here, and they are quartered near our Bomb-proof. I saw one of the negroes die last night, he was taken yesterday morning and died last night, I am well acquainted with the assistant Surgeon and he got me to look at him when he found him geting [sic] so bad off.Letter in good condition, written in bold, dark ink, with two vertical creases and one horizontal crease, and minor spotting. Cover ripped at top with a good deal of paper loss and some discoloration to right edge.Condition
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