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Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865 to Nancy E. Jones [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02739.009 Author/Creator: Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Louisville, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter Date: 6 September [1862] Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Order a Copy

Move to Jeffersonville aboard extremely crowded train; march across the Ohio River into Kentucky, with enthusiastic reception; rumors of 60,000 Confederates within 10 miles of Louisville; saw "over one thousand negroes" as they passed through town.

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1863

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