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Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864 to Mary

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02415.009 Author/Creator: Kellogg, James H., fl. 1862-1864 Place Written: Millcreek, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 December 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 13.6 cm, Width: 21.2 cm Order a Copy

He arrived in Nashville on the 5th and the next day joined a regiment about six miles from there. Their company has been reduced to half its former size. Alot of soldiers are sick but not in body, in mind, he writes. Everyone is tired of the war. He wants to know all about the farm. Written at a camp near Millcreek

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