Rare Confederate Rangers Love Letter Poem Civil War William Oliver Tennessee For Sale

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Original, Hand Written, Confederate Rangers Letter, Love Poem, William Oliver, Civil War

RARE HISTORIC CONFEDERATE RANGER HAND WRITTEN LOVE LETTER POEM

For your consideration is this historic hand written letter from William Oliver (?) of the Confederate Rangers. The Rangers were independent cavalry units fighting for the South; volunteers who provided their own weapons, horses and leadership they excelled at disrupting Union lines of communication as well as providing vital information and services to the Confederate Army. A google search finds a William W. Oliver who served as Fourth Corporal in the Tennessee 11 Cavalry of Rangers commanded by Captain Andrew R. Gordon; perhaps the William Oliver who wrote this letter was the same Oliver fighting for Tennessee.

This historic Civil War letter, written during the bleak and trying circumstances prevalent during War, exhibits a sadness lightened with the levity which only love produces. Certainly a love letter, the internal rhyme of the words actually produces a love poem, the ink written in Oliver’s 18th century hand exhibiting the flourishes and characteristics of the time. The letter reads as follows:

“Confederate states of A Merica

When I and you my dear do part I shall have lasting on each heart I’ll to some grave go making my home lie again and die as some have done. With use in each if you will mind you will in this a question find all this and more I have to say night comes on I cannot stay sweet is the question mind it well heart to hearts so fare you well. Confederate Rangers William Oliver Company (K 29 - ???)”

Condition notes: Good+. This historic letter/poem, measuring 5 ¼ inches by 5 ½ inches, is written in the hand of William Oliver. Moderate creasing and age wear, the overall tenor of the note and paper being Good+. Rare.

This item has been shown 190 times. Rare Confederate Rangers Love Letter Poem Civil War William Oliver Tennessee: $104