Manuscript Letter from George H. Bostwick to his Brother Orramell T. Bostwick.

Four pages on one leaf. Light folds, text slightly faded on first page, normal aging and browning, minor wear at folds. Overall in very good condition. This letter offers a graphic account of the Battle of Liberty Mills. The Bostwick brothers both served in the 2nd New York Cavalry for most of the war. George (1836-1913) was a private, and his brother Orramell (1840-1922) was a sergeant. After the war both brothers returned to their home town of Stillwater, Saratoga County New York. George wrote this letter while his brother was recovering from wounds he received at Culpeper Court House on September 13th, and updates him in great detail of the regiment's recent actions at Liberty Mills. In part "It was hand to hand part of the time. A. Laugholm shot a captain in neck, he drop dead as a stone. I was hit with a sabre, but it did not mont to eney thing... It was a fight for dear life you can bet." Henry A Bostwick: Genealogy of the Bostwick Family; New York 1901.