Soldier's Letter, 3 1/2 pages, 4to., Morris Island, South Carolina, July 31, 1863. Stephen F. Downs (Co. K, 3rd New Hampshire Infantry, KIA Drewry's Bluff, VA) writes to his brother pertaining to the losses during the charge on Fort Wagner.
For full transcription of the letter, please see the scan.
Dark blue ink, some aging, otherwise fine.
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