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Autograph letter

to Nancy E. Jones

7-9 September 1862

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865

Dreams about his wife and children; lack of news from home; matters at home; giving away/selling his clothing.

GLC02739.010
Collection Item
Autograph letter

to Nancy E. Jones

7-10 September 1862

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865

Lack of arms in "rebel country;" Confederate guerrillas; African Americans in camp ("…it is very wicked the way that the soldiers dos abuse them…"); behavior of fellow soldiers in camp; plans to send a picture after he is outfitted with gun and...

GLC02739.011
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Autograph letter signed

to Nancy E. Jones

11 September 1862

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865

Still no letters from home; guard duty; lack of arms; rebel activity in the vicinity; paying debts and other concerns at home; arrival of guns and uniforms.

GLC02739.012
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Autograph letter

to Nancy E. Jones [incomplete]

16-17 September 1862

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865

Volunteering for picket duty; long, hot march through Louisville in which many fell ill.

GLC02739.013
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to Nancy E. Jones

19 September 1862

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865

They expect an attack on Louisville but he believes "if the rebbels undertakes it they wil git bad whipped." He has "no doubt but that the [war] wil be over by spring." He instructs his wife to teach their daughter as much as possible; "it is worth...

GLC02739.014

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