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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02739.112 Author/Creator: Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Catoosa County, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 May 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Order a Copy

They have come within 12 miles of the Confederates without firing but there will be a battle soon if the Confederates do not fall back. They awaited the Confederates on a ridge but they did not appear so his regiment moved to a higher ridge and fortified it.

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1863

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