Moore, John, 1826-1907 to unknown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04195.04 Author/Creator: Moore, John, 1826-1907 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 September 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy
Written immediately following the battle of Antietam (17-18 September 1862), after Lee's troops had withdrawn across the Potomac. They rested after the previous battle before pursuing the rebels, overtaking their rear as they were crossing the water. He has worked with the rebel wounded left in the surrounding farm houses. "They probably lost 15000 men in wounded and killed. Our own loss is perhaps more than half that. It was one of the most magnificent battles of the war. The invasion of Maryland has thus ended ingloriously and their Army has left very greatly demoralized...No men ever did better fighting than was done in this battle by our troops. They are all in fine spirits."
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