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Otey, John M., fl. 1862-1865 Returns of the Army of Tenn Commanded by Gen. J.B. Hood for period ending Jany 20 '65

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00841.02 Author/Creator: Otey, John M., fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Tupelo, Mississippi Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: January 20, 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Table of present and absent for each section of John Bell Hood's army. More that three fourths of the men listed as absent. Written just after the battle of Franklin, where the Army of Tennessee suffered heavy losses.

Otey, John Marshall Warwick, 1839-1883
Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879

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