(CIVIL WAR NEW YORK) Group of 8 letters from New York soldi

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(CIVIL WAR--NEW YORK.) Group of 8 letters from New York soldiers. Various sizes and conditions. Vp, 1861-64

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Charles Fitzsimmons (1834-1904), captain in 3rd New York Cavalry. Letter to wife Augusta. Poolesville, MD, 6 March 1862 George Herr, private in the 112th New York Infantry. Letter to friend Nelson Woodward of Evans, NY. Nice description of Fortress Monroe, where the regiment stopped briefly en route further south. Fortress Monroe, VA, 19 November 1862 C.J.J. Martyn, recently paroled prisoner, possibly of New York. Letter to wife on attractive Magnus letter sheet. Describes difficulty in getting his rightful furlough. Annapolis, MD, 12 December 1864 William S. Milmine, private in the 32nd New York Infantry. Letter to brother Alfred in Schenectady, NY. A good 7-page letter, discusses the Rebels shelling their transports, worries about an impending attack. Harrison's Landing, VA, 7 August [1862] James L. Thompson. 2 letters to family in Nunda, NY while training, with patriotic covers. Camp Union, 7 January and 20 February 1862 J.P. Willcox. Letter to parents in Vernon, Oneida County, NY. En route to the front; "We don't any of us know where we are going." Steamer Parkersburg off Fortress Monroe, VA, 26 October 1861 "Hearl," soldier in 9th New York Cavalry. Letter to brother. Camp Fenton, Washington, DC, 4 December 1861.