Auction # 58 - Winter 2014 Auction

Pvt. Israel Sheffer, 174th Ohio Infantry Correspondence, 1864-65. Approximately 30 "Dear Family" letters (most with matching cover) assembled in archival pockets in binder with slipcase, contains a running transcript of each letter, Sheffer's Civil War service history, maps of his assignments and battles, relevant military correspondence and some related family correspondence, Sheffer was in one of the last regiments formed during the war with his enlistment lasting for one year, with correspondence starting at Camp Chase (Columbus, O.) to Murfreesboro, giving detailed account of daily life, sickness in the field, the Battle of Decatur, Siege of Murfeesboro, Camp Stoneman in Washington D.C. (Christian Commission cover and letterhead), 1865 Carolinas Campaign, The Kinston Campaign and Israel's death from typhoid fever in March of 1865 (letter from commanding captain in regiment); some covers somewhat rough, missing stamps, etc., F.-V.F., a fascinating intact correspondence.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.