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THBThree Civil War Mississippi Regiment Letters Relating to the Battles of Fair Oaks and Seven Pines
Lot 1074
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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:
$600 - $800
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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
America/New_York
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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
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 Mississippi Regiment Letters Relating to the Battles of Fair Oaks and Seven Pines, Pickney M. Lewis, Richmond, 4 June 1862, four-page autograph letter describing the positioning of the two armies, speaks of shelling and hearing heavy skirmishing, and concludes "I thought as I sit listening at the destruction of human lives of that lovely old home which I hope to see again," 9 x 5 1/2 in.; W.W. Brooks, Richmond, 8 June 1862, two-page autograph letter with original envelope and stamp, he speaks of the general illness in his company due to exposure to the rain, describes pushing the Union back and camping in the woods to wait in ambush, and concludes saying he read a few Union letters saying that capturing Richmond will lead to the end of the war, but mentions orders to burn Richmond if it has to be evacuated, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.; W.W. Brooks, Richmond, 18 June 1862, four-page letter with original envelope and stamp, similar content to the previous but with more vivid detail, he describes lying in the woods as bullets fly overhead, the horrible groans of the wounded, watching men retreat with blood running down their faces, and having to charge soldiers behind entrenchments, 8 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.
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