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THBThree Civil War Georgia Regiment Letters Relating to the Battles of Fair Oaks and Seven Pines
Lot 1075
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Bonhams Skinner
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Marlborough, MA 01752
United States
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Timed Auction in Progress ... Currently on Lot Estimate:
$300 - $500
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By Bonhams Skinner
Oct 20, 2021 - Oct 28, 2021
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2021-10-20 00:00:00
2021-10-28 19:00:00
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The timed online auction offers a wide selection of militaria spanning the 17th through the early 21st century. Muskets, rifles, pistols, and swords spanning the late 18th century through the Civil War, and a strong offering of World War I & II military rifles and handguns. Bonhams Skinner bidsquare@bonhamsskinner.com
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- Lot Description
Three Civil War Georgia Regiment Letters Relating to the Battles of Fair Oaks and Seven Pines, F. J. Robertson, Richmond, 5 June 1862, two-and-a-half-page autograph letter with original envelope, speaks of almost constant shelling and a fight that lasted from Saturday to Sunday, mentions camping lying in a line of battle with no tents and always in the rain, 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.; John B. Beall, 3 June 1862, this two-page letter written on captured Union stationary describes a grueling fifteen mile hike through the rain, complains that regiments were badly managed, brigades lacked proper action, leaving them exposed to heavy fire, and mentions having to leave dead and wounded behind enemy lines, 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.; John B. Beall, 6 June 1862, this poetically written four-page autograph letter begins describing his exhaustion after the excitement of battle has left, he describes the initial charge of the battle and being under "terrible fire of both ball and bullet for some 20 minutes," he lists some casualties but says he does not have an accurate count, 6 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.
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