Gettysburg letter 7-16-1863 by Ohio soldier who fought there - 61st Regt OVI

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Gettysburg letter 7-16-1863 by Ohio soldier who fought there - 61st Regt OVI:
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TWO WEEKS AFTER GETTYSBURG, AN OHIO SOLDIER WHOFOUGHT THERE TELLS HIS FATHER OF THE BATTLE: “WE GOT THERE ON THE SECOND DAY ABOUT TEN O’CLOCK AND WHEN WE GOT THERETHEY DETAILED SIXTEY OF OUR REGIMENTTO SUPPORT A BATTERY… IT WAS HART TO TELL WHAT SIDE WAS GOING TO COME OUT BESTIN THE FORENOON IT WAS MOSTELY MUSKET FITING AND IN THE AFTERNOON ABOUT ONEOCLOCK THEY OPENED ON US WITH ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY GUNS BUT WE RETURNED THECOMPLIMENT WITH OVER TWO HUNDRED GUNS. THEY CEPT IT UP MOST ALL AFTERNOON BUTWE DROVE THEM BACK WITH A VERY HEAVY LOSS”

ALS. 4pg. 5” x 8”. July 16, 1863.Washington, DC. An autograph lettersigned “Abraham Bope” of Company K of the 61st Regiment ofOhio Voluntary Infantry. two weeks afterfighting at Gettysburg, Bope writes to his father about the great battle: “Dear Father I once more take my pen in handto let you know that I am yet in the land and among the living. And in pretty good health. Only I am pretty well worn out for we havebin [sic] marching for thirty fore [sic]days and three hard days fiting [sic]at Gettysburgh [sic]. Onthe first days fiting I was not there there [sic] was one hundred of our 61 regiment was out on a Scout about 16 milesfrom whare [sic] the fight took plase[sic]. We got there on the second day about teno’clock and when we got there they detailed Sixtey [sic] of our Regiment to Support a Battery. So I did not get to fire a Shot this fightand I did not like that fore when the rebels shoot at me I like to bee [sic]whare I can return the compliment. The third days fiting was Desperate harte [sic]at one Spell it was hart to tell whatside was going to come out best in the forenoon it was mostely [sic] musket fiting and in the afternoon about oneOclock they opened on us with one hundred and seventy guns but we returned theCompliment with over two hundred guns. They cept [sic] it up most all afternoon but we drove them back with a very heavy lossthe last report that we had here was that the rebel loss was about sixtythousand and if Gen [John] Dix andGen [Erasmus] Kees [Keyes] had to a come to time we would havecaptured Lee and his hole [sic] army. Dix and Kees was to come up on the read oflee and keep from crossing the river. Ifthey had to marched like we did theycertain would to got there. We marchedfrom twenty five to thirty five miles to gain our front and we made it in goodtime. I am sorey [sic] that you and Malind can’t kick better thanyou do I would like to have her to stay with you till I come home. I have written to her I think that she willstay with you until I come home. Well Imust close to a close for I have not time to write from your affection Son Abraham Bope Co. K. 61 Regt O.V.I. atWashington DC”. Bope enlisted onFebruary 1, 1862 as a private and was in the 61st OhioInfantry. The unit fought at Second BullRun and Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg,it was in the opening skirmish and lost a large number of soldiers. Later, the regiment served in Tennessee andthe Atlanta Campaign. In the midst ofthe Gettysburg Battle, General Dix had a plan to attack Richmond in order todivert Confederate reinforcements from Lee.Keyes was one of the generals involved, and he retreated from hisposition in Virginia when faced with inferior forces. As a result, Dix had Keyes removed fromcommand. Bope probably thought that theUnion forces would be better used in Gettysburg fighting Lee. The letter is in fine condition with amailing fold and dark ink. The originalmailing cover, addressed to John Bope in Bell Vernon, Ohio, is included.

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