Antique Civil War Identified Photograph & 2 Letters Fort Couch Pa

Antique Civil War Identified Photograph & 2 Letters Fort Couch Pa Antique Civil War Identified Photograph & 2 Letters Fort Couch Pa Estate Fresh Paper Photograph identified on the back as HENRY WHITE LIEUTENANT Co C 23rd REG New York National Guard Letter from LT White to is Mother dated June 28th 1863 Fort Couch He states The Enemy are quite near The fortifications are complete and I think we can make a strong fight here We are assigning our positions according to company at the breast works and things are in readiness so far and may be for attack. Its not easy to say how much force we have here perhaps 15 or 20,000 He ges on to say they were in their works all night and the Rebs were not near Second letter from his Mother dated July 14 1863 In it she states You must have been disappointed when you heard that Lee had crossed the Potomac She said a Mr L had gone to the Army and was glad to go Goes on with more general talk Fort Couch was mainly built by local African-American railroad workers starting on June 20th 1863. If you don't see it... Tags intact, not polished, altered, etc... Items with age typically display patina along with signs of use Be sure to view all the photos we take the time to process and display in a clear large format Thanks rjb670.

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