Magie, James K., fl. 1862-1863 to Mary Magie

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GLC#
GLC05241.02-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1 January 1863
Author/Creator
Magie, James K., fl. 1862-1863
Title
to Mary Magie
Place Written
New Haven, Kentucky
Pagination
4 p. :
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Headquarters 78th Regt., Illinois Volunteers. Describes Morgan's raids at Springfield and New Haven, Kentucky, 30 December 1862. Magie, dressed as a southerner, undertook a dangerous mission to rescue the officers' horses. Union troops managed to drive back the rebels.

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