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CIVIL WAR LETTER M S AUSTIN 5th NJ VOLS JULY 20 1862
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CIVIL WAR LETTER JULY 20TH, 1862 M .S. AUSTIN TO FATHER WRITTEN FROM CAMP NEAR HARRISON'S LANDING, VA (SUNDAY EVENING) YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN AUTHENTIC LETTER FROM THE CIVIL WAR, DATED JULY 20TH, 1862. THIS IS ONE LETTER FROM A COLLECTION OF OVER 200 THAT WE ACQUIRED FROM THE DESCENDENTS OF THE AUTHORS' OF THESE LETTERS. THESE REPRESENT A COMPLETE ACCOUNT OF THE CIVIL WAR THRU THE EYES OF CAPTAIN STEVE AUSTIN, WHO IS BURIED IN MERCER COUNTY CEMETARY, NJ. THEY ARE LETTERS FROM STEVE & HIS BROTHER THAT WERE IN THE FIFTH NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS, ONE OF WHOM DIED IN THE WAR. ALSO FROM THEIR FRIEND, COLONEL FRANK W. PICKETT, OF THE COLORED INFANTRY IN MISSOURI AND ARE WRITTEN TO THEIR FATHER, MOTHER, COUSIN AND GIRLFRIENDS. THE FIFTH NJ VOLUNTEERS IS ONE OF THE LEAST KNOWN UNITS IN THE CIVIL WAR. MANY OF THESE LETTERS ARE BETWEEN OFFICERS AND INCLUDE INFORMATION NOT IN HISTORY BOOKS. WE HAVE HAD CIVIL WAR HISTORIANS VIEW THE LETTERS AND THEY ALL AGREE THAT THESE LETTERS ARE GENUINE! IN FACT, JOHN HAYWARD HAS REVIEWED THEM AS PART OF RESEARCH FOR HIS UPCOMING NOVEL ON THE FIFTH NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS. THE BOOK SHOULD BE PUBLISHED BY THE FALL OF 2007 WITH THE PROPOSED TITLE OF, "FOLLOW ME JERSEY MEN". THIS COLLECTION COVERS THE ENTIRE CIVIL WAR (1861-1865) AND SEVERAL EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE WAR IN 1860. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE LETTERS INCLUDE: NEW INFORMATION (PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN); INFORMATION SUPPORTIVE OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE; IN-DEPTH PERSONAL FEELINGS AND RARE CONTENT. THESE LETTERS ARE NOT JUST THOSE OF ENLISTED MEN, BUT RATHER OFFICERS IN THE CIVIL WAR. WE WILL BE OFFERING THE MOST IMPORTANT LETTERS AT THE END OF OUR AUCTIONS, SUCH AS LETTERS REGARDING THE BLACK UNITS, LINCOLN'S ASSASSINATION AND THE SUICIDE OF GENERAL PATTERSON. THIS PARTICULAR LETTER IS FROM M.S. AUSTIN, TO HIS FATHER. HE TALKS ABOUT PROMOTIONS AND THAT "LT. BERRY'S AND MY OWN CHANCES WERE EQUAL", BUT THEN COMPAINS THAT "IN MY OWN MIND, I AM SATISFIED MY CHANCES FOR PROMOTION IN THIS REGIMENT ARE VERY POOR INDEED SO LONG AS THE PRESENT COMMANDER RULES AND I AM COM SERG'T. THE DRILLS ARE DIFFERENT SINCE THEY CAME TO THE PENINSULA. THIS REGIMENT SUSTAINED A LOSS OF 2 KILLED AND 1 WOUNDED ON THE RETREAT FROM "SEVEN PINES". HE IS STILL "UNWELL BUT KEEPS AS QUIET AS POSSIBLE". WE HAVE ATTEMPTED, TO OUR BEST ABILITIES, TO TYPE THE LETTER VERBATIM, HOWEVER, SOME OF THE HANDWRITING IS HARD TO READ - SO PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN READING THE TYPED VERSON. THE CONDITION IS EXCELLENT!! THIS LETTER IS 4 FULL PAGES LONG AND WRITTEN IN INK. THE STATIONERY MEASURES 8" x 10" FOLDED. T IS WEAR AT THE CREASES (FROM FOLDING), BUT IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE ABILITY TO READ THE LETTER. IT HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN MUSEUM QUALITY PLASTIC COVERS. THIS AMAZING HISTORICAL PIECE WOULD MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION! THE VARIATIONS IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE BECAUSE OF UNCONTROLLED LIGHTING IN OUR ROOM - EVERY PAGE OF THIS LETTER IS THE SAME COLOR WITH SOME TANNING ON THE CREASES ONLY. WE DO NOT ACCEPT PAYPAL!!!! *************************************************************** THE TEXT OF THE LETTER IS AS FOLLOWS: *************************************************************** Camp Fifth NJ Vols, Camp near Harrison's Landing, VA (Sunday evening) July 20, 1862 Dear Father~ Your letter of the 15 th was received yesterday morning. I had just written to mother, which letter was intended for yourself, in part, of course, whenever is stated a few pressing wants, a portion of which I hope may be soon supplied. "Barnes: medicine at least. It is a fact I believe to be time that t is no medicine so valuable as this to the soldiers, yet it cannot be obtained Had I a dose or two I should have been saved three or four ...
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