76th PA Zouave Provides Details Battle Of Wilderness

Description: FREDERICK W. FOGLE enlisted on August 26, 1863 as a Private. He was a member of the 76th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, also known as the Keystone Zouaves, a Union Army infantry regiment that served in the Civil War from October 18, 1861, to July 18, 1865. 2 pp, 5 x 8, May 17, 1864, Fogle writes to his wife with good content about the Battle of the Wilderness, fought May 5-7. It was the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s 1864 Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee. Fogle writes, “...There is not much going on here, only a little fighting since last Monday. I have been in the pits and came out all right and George and Joel came out all right. Stirl Sloan got two toes shot off last Saturday so he got rid of the fight yesterday. But there was a good many killed and wounded. We was in a boat six miles up Richmond yesterday but we fell about three miles but we intend to hold our position where we are now. We have heavy breastworks here and intend to hold them if we can and I think there isn’t much danger but what we can. There is a good many rebels coming in all the time. They say that we cut them down awful...” Folds, light toning. In blue ink with some minor foxing. Everything we sell is guaranteed authentic forever to the original buyer. We also offer a 30-day return policy. If you discover a problem or are dissatisfied with an item, please contact us immediately. Our goal is to please every customer. We are pleased to be members of Preferred Autograph Dealers and Auction Houses, The Manuscript Society, The Ephemera Society and the Southern New England Antiquarian Booksellers. [CW 325]

Price: 245 USD

Location: Boston, Massachusetts

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