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12419

Item# 12419

Price: $600

Letter p. 001
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Letter p. 007
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Civil War Correspondence. Four letters written by Louisa Maury from New Orleans in August and October 1862 to her Aunt Ann in New York City, content briefly mentions the Battle of Shiloh, writer's husband who is a Confederate prisoner of war, some other interesting reading; these were found in the accompanying overall gray Quartermaster General's Department, State of New York "Official Business" envelope, addressed but no evidence it went through the mails. The letters were most likely carried by "Flag of Truce" and one is noted as “Politeness of Mr. Messina”. Some content reads,"...my sister started for Galveston the week after the Federals entered New Orleans. Her husband is in the army but where I do not know. His only brother died here just before my sister left from the affects of sickness contracted while in camp at Corinth. He was in the battle of Shiloh and escaped death and then came home to die of disease which to a soldier seems worse than instant death upon the battlefield." And"The news sent me of my brother was the greatest pleasure I have had in a long time. I had heard so many different stories of him that I was very uneasy about him. First he was dead then a prisoner then badly wounded and in Richmond."And, "II suppose this note will not reach you for a month..." Very Fine and interesting correspondence sent across enemy lines during the war. [LA] [NY]  $600.

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