Material Relating to His Kindness to a Confederate Officer in North Carolina after the End of the Civil War
Several folded leaves containing: (1) a 2 1/2 page holograph manuscript by Dyer probably written sometime in 1907 after receipt of the 4th item; (2) a thank you note in pencil dated May, 1865 from S. W. Harris (which is tipped along one side to a blank leaf); and (3 & 4) two letters to Dyer from a son of Harris dated Oct. 2nd, 1900 and July 8th, 1907 (both of which are also tipped long one side to black leaves). Dyer was in the Ninth Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War and seved as the Regiment's final commanding officer. Dyer served briefly as Provost Marshal at Raleigh, N.C. after the end of the Civil War. Dr. Drewery, a surgeon the Confederates left in charge of their sick and wounded asked Dyer to go jointly to visit "Col." S. W. Harris (of the "6th Georgia Regiment") who was badly wounded. Dyer sympathized with Harris and visited him several times, providing him with "some comforts and luxuries" and when Harris was well enough to travel "had part of a passenger car fitted for his comfort and sent him to Washington to be put on a steamer going south. In 1900 while visiting Eastport, Maine he was approached by a young man who introduced himself as the son of Colonel Harris. Dyer says that he amd the son became friends, had traveled together to Grand Manan in New Brunswick and were keeping track of each other. Dyer concludes his little account: "The kindly feeling exhibited by father and son, the result of a little kindness I was able to do to the father has given me great pleasure and the exceeding kind letter ... has given me great pleasure." Item #88538
Price: $500.00