single sheet, measuring 8 ¾ x 7 ⅛ inches, formerly folded, postal markings, some minor wear, old archival repair to lower left-hand corner, else very good. 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