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Moore, John, 1826-1907 to Mary Moore Kelly

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04195.19 Author/Creator: Moore, John, 1826-1907 Place Written: Vicksburg, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 August 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 25.1 cm Order a Copy

Many men are sick due to the poor climate, and he has sent many of the ill to northern hospitals. Local women have come into camp to ask for food. A Black man tells him about the marriage of their brother Robert, who had been there in Vicksburg two months previously. Robert served as a surgeon in the Confederate Army.

Moore, John, 1826-1907
Kelly, Mary Moore, 1819-1899

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