A SIGNED HANDWRITTEN LETTER BY P. KLINEFELTER, 7TH KANSAS CAVALRY DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 1864 In Part, We had quite a time last night, the city was illuminated in honor of General Shermans late great victory over Hoods army. We had a gay time, we had five or six brass bands and a quartet club and a speech by Gen. We are waiting for transportation now to go way up to St. The rebels are doing a great deal of mischief in MO at present and or regt.
The Indians are committing depredations in Western Kansas. Now there have been within 50 miles of where we live murdering the whites. I think there will be a great deal of trouble in that section this fall... The item "ANTIQUE CIVIL WAR LETTER 7TH KANSAS CAVALRY GENERAL SHERMAN BATTLE ACCOUNT 1864" is in sale since Thursday, June 10, 2021. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Correspondence, Mail".The seller is "preservedpast" and is located in Kansas City, Missouri. This item can be shipped worldwide.