1863 Civil War Period Good Content Union Soldier\'s Letter from Hilton... Lot 195

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1863 Civil War Period Good Content Union Soldier\'s Letter from Hilton... Lot 195:
$200.00

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LOT 195
Seller\'s Estimate: USD 300 - 400

Military & Slavery Content Connecticut Soldier\'s Letter: \"Work every minute like a damned Negro & then the officers not satisfied... What is Slavery but This...?
February 8, 1863-Dated Civil War Period, Good Content Union Soldier\'s Two-Part Autograph Letter Signed, \"Charles M. Hodge\", 6th Connecticut Infantry, Ordnance Department, Hilton Head, South Carolina, Fine.
This historic War-date Union soldier\'s Autograph Letter is written to his nephew, 2 pages, measuring about 8\" x 9.5\", Quarto, with mailing folds with scattered moderate tone and wear, having good content. It reads, in part: \"...An expedition to leave here very soon. There is three or four Iron Clads here. One is the larger Steamer Ironsides, a very nice & strong vessel. Probably an attack will be made upon Charleston or Savannah. This post has received large reinforcements, command by General Foster from North Carolina... I am tied down by military rules. Work every minute like a damned Negro & then the officers not satisfied...What is Slavery but This...?\" A fully typed complete transcription, plus additional Xerox of historical content information accompanies.

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Saturday, April 21, 2018 | 09:00AM GMT-07:00
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1863 Civil War Period Good Content Union Soldier\'s Letter from Hilton... Lot 195:
$200.00