Civil War Letter of the 23rd Wisconsin Infantry

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PLEASE Visit My eBay Store: will-sell-it-all FOR MORE ITEMS 23rd Wisconsin Infantry 1863 -- "âe¦We are now laying at Napoleonâe¦to reorganize for another attack on Vicksburgâe¦We are getting reinforced nowâe¦12 boats came down yesterday. They brought Gen. McArthur's brigadeâe¦" AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED Letter from James Scott of the 23rd Wisconsin Infantry, Company B. Composed on a used ledger sheet Scott confiscated from the plundered town of Napoleon, and accompanied by cover. Written in ink and datelined "Napoleon Ark Jan 17th 1863 on board the Ohio Bell," just one week after the regiment participated in the assault and capture of Fort Hindman at Arkansas Post Excerpt: "âe¦We are now laying at Napoleon I suppose to reorganize for another attack on Vicksburgâe¦I should like you would write the feelings of the people about the warâe¦T is quite a feeling of discouragement growing in the armyâe¦the letters don't amount to anything more than to inform us the folks is well. That is a good comfort but we want to know how the world movesâe¦for we know nothing, only to obey ordersâe¦Saturday 24th We are laying at the mouth of the Yazoo River on the Louisiana side and calculate to camp for awhile for we have been cooped up so long on the boats that t is considerable sickness. We are getting reinforced now tolerable fast. 12 boats came down read more

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