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"OUR BOYS RALLIED AROUND THE DEAR OLD FLAG" (CIVIL WAR--NEW JERSEY.) Roden, George. Autograph Letter Signed to his family. 4 pages on one leaf, 4to, slight separation at folds, with original envelope and typed transcript. Harrison Bar, VA, 9 July 1862
first-hand account of the battle of gaines' mill. George Roden (b. 1841) of Newark, NJ was the son of English immigrants, and served in the 2nd New Jersey Infantry regiment. At the time this letter was written, he was a corporal. See the guide to the Roden family papers at the William L. Clements Library. This letter, addressed "Dear folks at home," includes a description of the Battle of Gaines' Mills: "Our four companies left as they were without any support whatever to contend with over a brigade of the enemy, surrounding us on three sides they poured in an awfull cross fire, but even amid that, and their insane yells, our boys rallied around the dear old flag three times. Once they were taken, but as the fellow (a Lieut.) grasped it from our wounded color sergeant, a ball went through his heart and again they were retaken." He adds an interesting account of his company's reserve role in the Battle of White Oak Swamp.
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