Sale 343


 
Lot 3201



U.S. Colored Troops, four-page letter datelined Folly Island (S.C.), June 7, 1863, from an Infantry Lieutenant to his brother re "783 negroes brought in…by Col. Jim Montgomery's expedition in Beaufort, S.C."; he continues, "…I am strongly in favor of…making the negroes soldiers. Every one we get counts 2; one less for the Rebs and one more for us. They are easily disciplined because they have been subjected to sterner rule than the Army…and experience proves they stand fire…They are well acquainted with the country and know just where supplies are stored." Very Fine and easily readable with much more interesting war content; signed simply "C.E.W."
Estimate $200 - 300

 
Realized $525



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