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4pp. ALS from Charles L. Hewitt of the 7th Connecticut Infantry, Company E. Written in pencil and datelined Loughton's Plantation, Hilton Head, 15 December 1862, letter reads in part: ''...Dear Parents...the Winsted boys are all well as well as myself. we do not live so high but that we can stand it, as for the picket duty that is nothing but fun, the rebels get within about 10 miles of us but do not dare come any nearer, one of our gun boats went down the river today between us and them. We thought at first thought it might be a secech but it hoisted the stars and stripes upon our pickets, firing at them...some of the Darkies are set to work on the fort, some are to man the boats when we go across from one Island to the other...'' Hewitt mustered into Company E on 7 September 1861 and mustered out on 12 September 1864. During his service, the 7th Connecticut saw action at the battles of Fort Wagner, Olustee, Florida and Bermuda Hundred. Letter measures 5'' x 8''. Fine condition.
7th CT Infantry ALS -- "…the rebels get within about 10 miles of us but do not dare come any nearer, one of our gun boats went down the river today…some of the Darkies are set to…man the boats…"
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