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Soldier's Letter, 2 pages, 8vo., In front of Petersburg, Va., near Bermuda Hundred, September 15th, 1864. William Bredow (Co. E, 81st New York Infantry) writes:
"...Everything is quiet here since you left, no excitement at all, except this morning a couple of boys was shot on picket by fooling with their guns. Daily out...brought in this morning about 5 o'clock shot through his buttock and now about 1/2 hour ago Graves ...F shot by Thomas McDonald (Co. I, 81st New York Infantry) through the bowells.
Lieut.(Maurice P.) Tidd (Co. A, 81st NY Infantry) joined the regiment yesterday...W.Bredow".
Fine.
- Item #: NY81
