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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02739.066 Author/Creator: Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Bellefonte, Alabama Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 August 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Order a Copy

The Union has captured Chattanooga and he heard that Charleston was taken. Their picket line is near the river and the Confederates are on the other side. The Confederates know "more about retreat than anything else." There are rumors that the regiment will go home to control Copperheads.

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1863

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