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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02739.118 Author/Creator: Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Dallas, Georgia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 June 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Order a Copy

Nine days' engagement with the enemy; continuous fighting in Tennessee from 4 May to 7 June; discomfort from "filth and durty clothes and loss of sleep;" hopes for a furlough.

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1863

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