folio, 2 ½ page letter, inscribed on a four page folding letter sheet, old folds and creases, some spotting, ink faded on several lines of text, remains of sealing wax on integral address leaf, else in good, clean legible condition. more >
Dramatic eyewitness account of Confederate General Earl Van Dorn’s early morning surprise attack on Holly Springs, Mississippi, the resulting capture by the narrator, a cotton buyer from Rhode Island, and the destruction at the Union supply hub
