Civil War Soldier Correspondence, 1862-64. Intact correspondence of 48 letters (each with corresponding cover, many with patriotic designs) from 18 year old private Frank S. Kelley 36th regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry to his mother in East Webster, Mass., with lengthy letters chronicling his movements and experiences from September 10, 1862 from Freesborough, Mass. just before his departure to Washington D.C. aboard ship from Boston harbor, to April 15, 1864 from Annapolis, Md. just before his wounding at Wilderness, Va. and death two days later in May 8, 1864.Intriguing content throughout including (Pleasant Valley, Md., Oct 9th, 1862) saw President Lincoln and General Burnside last week, the whole division was received by them. The President rode along the lines with his hat in his hand and General Burnside rode by his right side. (In Virginia, Nov 8th, 1862) I saw one cavalry man laying by the side of the road that had been killed by a shell a few hours before. His head was blown to pieces, letters of Nov 1862 and Feb 1863 around Fredericksburg, Md. regarding fighting the rebels, movements to Newport News, Va. then Kentucky through to Cairo, Ill. (and sending money by express) boarding the steamboat Meteor bound for Vicksburg, Miss. (2 miles from Big Black river Miss., July 5th) Vicksburg was surrendered by the rebels at about 8 o clock yesterday morning with 18,000 prisoners, 4 generals and a quantity of cannons…The cannons have been roaring and the shells whistling both day and night since we have been here until yesterday morning when the rebels raised a flag of truce and the firing was suddenly stopped, later marching and fighting their way towards Jackson before returning to Kentucky (later at convalescent camp in Crab Orchard, Ky. from injury) and returning to his regiment in Tennessee, there fighting in numerous skirmishes.Included in correspondence a framed tin type photo of private Kelley (with interesting content mentioned in letters), a found 10 Confederate note and a small bible presented to him in Sept 1862 before his departure for the war, covers with wear and faults (some missing stamps) to be expected, F.-V.F., a wonderful intact Union soldier correspondence. Estimate  $6,000 - 8,000. $0 (Image)