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Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865 to Nancy E. Jones

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02739.046 Author/Creator: Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Murfreesboro, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 April 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Order a Copy

He cannot pray at night in the 20th Ohio and must rely on secret prayer. All the prisoners "that we get say that the rebel armey is both starveing and getting naked for the want of clothes."

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1863

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