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Lot 222
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Raynor's Historical Collectible Auctions
1687 West Buck Hill Road
Burlington, NC 27215
United States
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By Raynor's Historical Collectible Auctions
Feb 28, 2026
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2026-02-28 10:00:00
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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
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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Leonard Barnes Perkins was 21 years old when he enlisted on April 27, 1861 at Potsdam to serve two years in Co. B, 16th New York Infantry. He mustered out with his company at Albany on 22 May 1863. This letter was written in the days leading up to the Battle of Bull Run in which the regiment was lightly engaged. Four page letter written on unique illustrated patriotic, “United States Congress at Washingtonâ€. Datelined; Alexandria, Virginia, July 12th 1861. In part, We left Washington yesterday and marched two miles which was down to the lower end of the City and went aboard of a steamer and sailed down the river to Alexandria and then marched from this city two miles out into the country and are now in camp here. But we don’t expect to stay here long. ... We marched in sight of where Colonel Ellsworth was shot. We are in camp within half mile of that regiment that was Colonel Ellsworth’s. They are a hard set of looking boys, I think, and they look so that they might fight smart. We are in a brigade now and our colonel has been promoted to colonel of the brigade. ... we are right among the enemy now. They are all around us and as soon as the rest of our brigade arrives here, we shall march on and expect to fight. And we shall make a clean sweep amongst them, you can bet safe on that. ... On the 4th of July we marched down through the City of Washington and saw the President and Wm. H. Seward. General Scott, 1 and then we returned to our camp and our Colonel treated all of us to one gill of whiskey and I think this was a hell of a celebration, don’t you? ...â€
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