CIVIL WAR. 3 War-date ALsS. (1) Noah Hill. 8vo, 2p, Stafford C.H. VA May 12, 1863, to his brother, John. In part, "Wee have seen some hard times some that I never want to see again…the infernal devils began to fire at us In a short time the balls was flying & shells by my head like hale stone. There is whare you get you funn in soldiering Wee was in the fight 3 days…." Noah, later brothers John and Williams were all in the 123rd NY during the war. The battle Noah's letter recounts is Battle of Chancellorsville. (2) Henry Glackens. 8vo, 2p, Camp near Harisson Landing, July 5, 1862, to his parents. In part, "We have feel back about 20 miles from Richmond and we have been 4 days doing it and had a fight every day and had to march all night at the battle of savage stations our regiment loss was 180 killed wounded and missing we had to leave the wounded behind for we retreated across the white oak swamp that night…." (3) A.S. Cotter, Capt. 2p, 4to, Kanawha District, July 18, 1861, to his parents. In part, "I have just returned from an engagement with the enemy We had to retreat…[with] one thousand men we engaged them at Scary (?) We fought three hours…had the infantry done their duty we could have held our position but there was no order…The enemy strength was four thousand & six pieces of cannon…I must not say anything about my superior officers…." With envelope. Cotter served in the 1st Regt. Ohio Light Artillery.
