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to Nancy E. Jones
26 September 1862
Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865
Dreams of people at home; his health and gaining exemption from duty; lack of contact with the enemy; marching orders; sickness in camp due to overexertion.
GLC02739.015
to Nancy E. Jones and Elizabeth Jones
29 September 1862
150,000 troops at Louisville with armies "a mile long and forty feet wide;" thanking Elizabeth Jones for being a good mother. With enclosed note to Nancy Jones, correcting a previous letter and the position of Gen. Hooker's corps.
GLC02739.016
4 October 1862
Five divisions including his left Louisville in pursuit of the Confederates. The doctor will not excuse anyone from duty "until they are half dead." She knows "more at home than we do about what is going on." He believes that "Kentucky will be...
GLC02739.017
16 October 1862
They are still on the march and traveling has improved his health.
GLC02739.018
17 October 1862
His regiment has not fought yet but Bill Elliot's has. There were 4,000-5,000 Confederates, outnumbering the Union four to one, but the Union won. He does not how many Union casualties there were but it was nothing "like so many as the rebbels."
GLC02739.019
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