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THB* (CIVIL WAR) DUNLAP, WILLIAM. Archive of correspondence, 1863-1865, Gettysburg and Lincoln's death included.
Lot 189
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* (CIVIL WAR) DUNLAP, WILLIAM
An archive of 15 autographed letters signed from Sergeant William Dunlap of Company F of the 139th Pennsylvania Volunteers, who was discharged June 26, 1865, having been wounded at Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19, 1864. The letters, addressed to his wife, Matilda, and to his sister, date from June 23, 1863, to April 20, 1865. Approx. 50pp.
The majority of the letters are sent in the summer and fall of 1863 at various camps in Virginia and Pennsylvania following the Battle of Gettysburg. He reports in a letter dated July 6, 1863, on the field by Gettysburg and Emelisville [sic]: "God has given us the victory. I understand that we have taken 12,000 prisiners [sic] and 15,000 wounded."
In other letters, Dunlap mentions General Meade ("I think we have a good general now"), defeats at Rappahannock Station and Kelly's Ford, and, in his last letter dated April 20, 1865, near Burks Station, regarding President Lincoln's assassination: "The flags were at half mast here yesterday and the cannon was fired in mourning for Lincoln's death and I never saw so many sorry soldiers...".
Housed in plastic sleeves in a modern binder, each with transcription, including footnotes, copies of Dunlap's military records, and historical references to his unit.
Estimate $ 1,000-2,000
Property from the Collection of Vivian Moore, Bookseller, Bradenton, Florida - Shipping Info
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