Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1588
Walter Humphreys (son of Henry Humphreys and Sarah Clapp Humphreys) enlisted in Company A of the 13th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment four days after his twentieth birthday in 1862.
His letter home dated May 2, 1864:
I must say that I am ready for the coming contest and hope that victory although it may come with the sacrifice of life and the flow of much precious blood may be the result of our arms—with haste—
Yours in love,
Walter
Near Mitchell’s Station, Va.
May 2nd 1864
He died one month later on June 2, 1864, at Cold Harbor.
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