CIVIL WAR. 4 War-date Letters, 7 pages, mostly 8vo. (1) Retained copy, Cleveland, Oh, Nov. 28, 1865, letterhead Office U.S. Military Telegraph, War Dept. Washington, D.C., 2p. Col. Anson Stager directs Capt Gilmore to turn over on Dec. 1 all Commercial Telegraph lines within his department to respective Companies owning them, retain only those operators necessary to transact Government business. Stiger was co-founder of Western Union; while in the service he prepared a cipher for secure communications. (2) Nahrum A. Reed. Partial ALS, 1p, Washington, n.d. Mentions passing through Harper's Ferry, on to Cumberland, then Wheeling, then on to Sandusky [Ohio]. (3) John W. Kelly, Co. F, 72 Regt NY, to Dear Sister, camp near Richmond [during Peninsula Campaign], June 16, 1862. Hard fight here 3 weeks ago, many killed on both sides. Describes the rigors of picket duty. (4) Unsigned Union soldier "Copperhead" letter, 1p, Jan. 8, 1863, "the Lincoln War the Sesesh and abolitionist and the Cussed Negroes and Soldier that Will fight in such A War…" and soldiers talk of deserting. Estimate $200-300
