(CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE) Milling John R A Confederate lieute

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"THE SLAUGHTER WAS TERRIBLE" (CIVIL WAR--CONFEDERATE.) Milling, John R. A Confederate lieutenant's description of their great victory at Fredericksburg. Autograph Letter Signed to brother James Smythe Milling of Collinsburg, Bossier Parish, LA. 4 pages, 10 x 8 inches, on one sheet; minimal wear. With original envelope bearing a Richmond postmark. "Camp near Fredericksburg," 24 December 1862

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John Robert Milling (1836-1864) was raised in South Carolina and had moved to Texas before the war. He served as a lieutenant in the 6th South Carolina Infantry. His regiment was held in reserve at Fredericksburg: "We were up and down the line to the different points where it was thought our aid would be necessary; we were in trenches most of the time and were under fire." Recounting the casualties, he notes that "two or three of us counted one hundred & fifteen dead Yankees on about two thirds of an acre. That was on our left. The slaughter was terrible. Our troops were strongly posted behind entrenchments & the Yankees were allowed to cross the river before the fight commenced."