$135.00

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Description: On April 21, 1863, Henry Batcher writes two poignant letters to his mother and sister in which he is both the doting son and playful, rakish brother. He asks his mother to have “all [their] likeness taken” and that he would do the same after the March [to Port Hudson]. He asks her to send him the paper dated April 28th and “look in it and see about the battle that [they] had in Centerville.” He names all his family one by one, asking his mother to give them his love: “give my love to big Sarah and tell to be a good girl till I come home,” tell Benny “that [he wishes] he was big enough to be a sohldier [sic]. Give my love to David and and [tell] him there is nothing like shouldier [sic] life.” He suggests that they will get paid well after their march to Port Hudson, after which she can “talk about fat pork being a treat, nor chinkens [sic] nor turkey. . .” To his sister, he writes “we are going to give the rebels the Devil” [at Port Hudson]. He asks her to convey messages to various girls: To Annie, Brennan “that sends my love to her [sic] and tell her that it will be all the same that she would give me if I was home, give my love to that girl that were [sic] them falls [sic] curls and that girl that lived in amis street, and alisa Eddy and yourself. . .  tell annie Brennan that I will play the Drum on her when I come home.”

Four pencil written pages on 8” x 5” ruled white paper. Item #AM00355

Condition: Uneven left margin having apparently been torn from a notebook. Generally very good condition and quite readable