CIVIL WAR. 4 War-date Confederate Letters/Documents. (1) John C. Graham, 51st Regt. ADS, 12mo, Virginia Jan. 16, 1864, cerifying that Anna Ayres, wife of Cleve Ayers, a private in Co. B. 51st Regt. Infy has five in her family and is entitled to draw compensation for that number. (2) D. A. Boodie. 1p, 4to, Granitevill July 11, 1861, to Major Emmett Seabeles [sic]. Written from home, under doctor's care, doesn't know when he will be able to return to the regiment [Co. F 7th SC Infantry]. Has lost a child since coming home, please help with obtaining a discharge. Has tears but text complete. (3) Elmera ?ALS, 2p on mourning stationary (black border), to his mother and father. Home again, Oct. 18, 1862, having left relations in Alabama well and all well at home, "but Oh! dear Mother we have left the precious remains of our darling brother upon the bloody field of Shiloh…We are looking for the Yankees every day to come upon us. We have no troops on this road now but they are in six miles of Nashville on the Murfreesboro Pike. [General] Forrest had the bridge burnt over Stone's River between here and Nashville Saturday night…We hear it reported that Bowling Green is taken by the Confederates, also that Breckenridge is enroute to Murfreesboro from Knoxville…. Elmera." (4) William L. Lowry. ALS, 2p, folio, to his Mother. Camp near Petersburg, July 13, 1862. In part, "The health of the company is not very good. There is 3 cases of the fever…I have lost a part of my things…I ought not to have started with so much from home but they are gone and I can't help it. Our fare is tolerably ruff…I do not think there will be any more fighting at Richmond soon for the Yankees is completely routed…." Lowry later died at the Battle of Gettysburg. Estimate $300-400
