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THB““We have not seen anything of any of beings they call Yankees yet and I hope they will never come up here to attack us at this place.â€
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1687 West Buck Hill Road
Burlington, NC 27215
United States
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LiveFeb 28, 2026
Fascinating Americana Auction offering item in all periods of American history., from colonial through WWII. The items are offered as Autographs, Broadsides, Civil Wat Relics, Civil War Diaries, Confederate items. Political, Presidential, 20th Century Israel, Early Sports. Raynor's Historical Collectible Auctions bob@hcaauctions.com
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David “Rankin†Alexander enlisted at the age of on September 16, 1861 as a private in Co. C, 37th North Carolina Infantry. He was wounded at the 2nd Battle of Manassas on August 29th 1863 and spent the next several months recuperating at home. He returned 1/15/1863. He was Killed on 5/3/1864, Spotsylvania. This four page letter is written necessity paper and bears the exceptionally rare Confederate Patriotic Letterhead. The cut is of the CSA flag and cannon and headed “Confederate States of America†with a heartfelt poem, in part “Bright Banner of Freedom with pride I unfurl thee ... Over the Southerner’s Home and the Southerner’s graveâ€. This letterhead was printed Boniyz, Goldsboro NC. Datelined, Camp Lee, New Bern, North Carolina, February 21st 1862, to his mother. In part, “We have not seen anything of any of beings they call Yankees yet and I hope they will never come up here to attack us at this place. They talk like the Yankees would be here in a few days after we come here but I have seen nothing of them yet nor do I know whether they are any nearer to us than they were when we came down to this place. ... I do not know whether Sarah gets my letters or not and if she writes to me, I never get them.... “ The 37th NC Regiment was one of the regiments that kept pace with the ‘Foot Cavalry,’ covering more than fifty miles in two days, its fare being principally green corn gathered by the wayside. At Manassas Junction it was one of the regiments that charged Brig. Gen. George W. Taylor’s New Jersey Brigade across Bull Run Creek on August 27th, completely annihilating it. Moving back to the Junction it feasted sumptuously for several hours upon the captured stores, then took its position with Maj. Gen. Jackson’s forces ... On August 28th it made its appearance and formed in three lines of battle—came on like the waves of the ocean; several well directed volleys hurled them back, but quickly reforming, they came again and again until night put an end to the terrible slaughter. This was kept up upon on August 29th and 30th; the 37th NC Regiment manfully held its position, although at times it would scarcely have a round of ammunition left to the man. Maj. Gen. A.P. Hill (VA) and Brig. Gen. Lawrence O. Branch (NC) could often be seen dismounted urging their men to hold their ground at the point of the bayonet.
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