1863- 94TH NY VOLUNTEERS CIVIL WAR SOLDIER LETTER- LODGING FOOD PAY

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1863- 94TH NY VOLUNTEERS CIVIL WAR SOLDIER LETTER- LODGING FOOD PAY:
$75.00

AUTHENTIC 4 PAGE CIVIL WAR LETTER FROM PRIVATE WALTER N. LITTLE, WAGONER OF CO. K 94TH & 105TH NY VOLUNTEERS STATIONED NEAR BELLE PLAIN, VIRGINIA,APRIL 18TH, 1863 HE WRITES HIS WIFE ELIZA; HES SAYS HE GOT HER LETTER WITH SOME STAMPS AND ENVELOPES. HE WANTS TO SEND HER MONEY IN HER LONE CONDITION. HE WANTS TO SEND HER SOMETHING ELSE BUT HE WILL WAIT AND FETCH IT HIMSELF AND HE WILL KNOW IF SHE GETS IT OR NOT. HE GOT PAID $59.65 FROM UNCLE SAM BUT IS OWED $39.00 MORE. HE DESCRIBES HIS CABIN OR DEN AS A HOLE IN THE GROUND 10 FEET LONG BY 8 FEET WIDE DUG INTO A HILL. IT IS 4 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH WITH WAGON COVERS FOR THE ROOF AND SIDES. IT HAS A FIREPLCE ON 1 SIDE. HAS SEPARATE SLEEPING QUARTERS AND HE HAS A CABIN MATE, NOT A WHITE LADY OF THE SOUTH FOR THEY LOOK AS IF THEY HAVE BEEN SLEPT WITH ONCE TO MANY TIMES. HE TALKS ABOUT HIS RATIONS OF BEAN SOUP WITH SOME OF UNCLE SAMS CRACKERS. THEY ARE GOING TOHAVE OYSTERS FOR SUPPER AS THEY ARE CHEAP AT $.50 A QUART. HE SAYS THEY CAN\'T EAT THEM OFTEN FOR THEY MAKE US FEEL AS THE GIRL SAID SHE FELT ALL OVER IN 1 SPOT, AND THAT YOU KNOW WAS HER HEAD AND THAT WOULD NOT DO FOR A SOLDIER. A COOL HEAD AND A BRVE HEART IS THE FEELING FOR A SOLDIER. HE HAS A SECTION FOR HIS DAUGHTER AND TELLS HER ABOUT BE PULLED THROUGH THE MUD AND WATER BY 1 LEG BY A JACKASS. THE 94TH NEW YORK SAW ACTION AT 2ND BULL RUN, VA; SOUTH MTN,MD; ANTIETAM,MD; FREDERICKSBURG,VA; CHANCELLORSVILLE,VA AND GETTYSBURG,PA. THIS LETTER IS WRITTEN ON STATIONARY. NO RIPS ON TEARS. LETTER IS NICE AND CLEAN AND BRIGHT, MOUNTED WITH4 CLEAR SLIP CORNERS ON ARCHIVAL ACID FREE PAPER AND IS TRANSCRIBED ON THE BACK AS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS. PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTOS CAREFULLY AS THEY ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION AND EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE offerDING. WINNER TO PAY $2.95 SHIPPING. PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR OTHER sales AS WE WILL BE LISTING MORE CIVIL WARS SOLDIERS LETTERS FROM NY AND PENNSYLVANIA.