CITIZENS CIVIL WAR ERA LOVE LETTER MENTIONING BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG Dec. 1862

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"I recon you have heard of the Battle of Fredericksburg OK? wasant that awful jest to think of the poor boys that was slattered ther but thank the lord there was not many of our boys killed oh, how I wish the war was over..."
CITIZEN'S CIVIL WAR ERA LOVE LETTER, WITH CONTEMPORANEOUS REFERENCE TO THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG, JUST DAYS AFTER.
Autograph letter signed. ALS, 4-pages (7.75 x 5 inches) [single sheet, folded once]. December 19th, 1862, to “My Ever Dearest” [Liza] from Bill. A very affectionate letter, with talk of upcoming Christmas plans, and interesting contemporaneous reference to the Battle of Fredericksburg, “I recon you have heard of the Battle of Fredericksburg OK? wasant that awful just to think of the poor boys that sons slattered ther but thank the lord there was not many of our boys killed oh, how I wish the war was over. (well I don’t know what I would do). I would just be so glad I could not hold my self still…”. He goes on to talk about personal matters and plans, etc. Very good condition.
The Battle of Fredericksburg (12/11/1862-12/15/1862) resulted in significant casualties for the Union Army (12,653 Union casualties)-- three times the Confederate
death toll
(4,201 Confederate casualties). I’m not sure where this letter was from, or sent to, but perhaps they hadn’t learned of the suffering of the Union Army, or, perhaps, they were sympathetic to the Confederate cause. Either way, an interesting contemporaneous observation on the Battle of Fredericksburg.
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