Kellog, James H. (fl. 1862-1864) to Mary
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02415.096 Author/Creator: Kellog, James H. (fl. 1862-1864) Place Written: Camp on Lookout Mountain Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 July 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.5 x 32.5 cm. Order a Copy
He has become very cynical, for he's been a soldier too long to think that anyone would get discharged before the end of the war. They've been having pickets on one side of the mountain but there has been no fight. Some of the boys say the new recruits are weak in the knees.
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