14 August 1863
Moore, John, 1826-1907
Autograph letter signed
Title: to Mary Moore Kelly
Many men are sick due to the poor climate, and he has sent many of the ill to northern hospitals. Local women have come into camp to ask for food. A Black man tells him about the marriage of their brother Robert, who had been there in Vicksburg two months previously. Robert served as a surgeon in the Confederate Army.
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