May 21st 1862 Civil War Letter 7th Ct Sherman Division

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May 21st 1862 Civil War Letter 7th Ct Sherman Division
Civil War letter dated May 21st 1862 from Seth W. Hotchkiss 7th Ct Vols Sherman Division
Seth W. Hotchkiss 7th Reg Company A was from Meriden Ct and was mustered in on Sept 5, 1861
Letter is 4 pages long and is written from Fort Pulaski Georgia
Writing to his brother from Fort Pulaski after Union captured it on April 11th
Some excerps from the letter are
I spake to ye a bit two of the Secesh prisoners are as dead as the Divel and we planted them
on the island about 4-1/2 feet deep
There is soon to be a move on Charlston or Sanannah. Don't think we may move yet but possibly may go
first the fact is we have been ahead of all of the fighting to do and some narrow escapes
You ought to hear the boys swear how the Dam Officers Dam Stars & Stripes wish the Secesh would come
when we was out to work and kill every Dam Officer, take the fort and raise hell
Generally the Regt is in high anticipation of being home th 4th of July
I see by the papers the Capt Sanford is at home. He is one of the finest Officers in the world since Col Terry
has been promoted. We begin to like war he is a man every inch of him they all like him where the men go he goes
and always goes on foot with us. I have marched 12 miles & skirmished 12 of it through swamps woods cotton
& water and he was ahead of us on foot same as a private
Finishes the letter with comment about getting a job whn he gets back home
At the end of the letter he crudly draws a picture of 2 turtles and a fish on the hook
Historical information
The Siege of Fort Pulaski concluded with the Battle of Fort Pulaski on April 10–11, 1862 after the Union forces
conducted a 112-day siege, then captured the Confederate-held Fort Pulaski
Measures 9-1/2" x 14" and then folded to make 4 pages
Condition
Very descriptive and easy to read
See my listing for 5 more individual letters from the same soldier from 1861 and 63
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