Owen, E.C., fl. 1864 to Mrs. Maury
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06452.04 Author/Creator: Owen, E.C., fl. 1864 Place Written: Mobile, Alabama Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 March 1864 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 21.4 cm, Width: 25.8 cm Order a Copy
Writes that the Yankees have not yet made an atack against Mobile. Living in fear of an attack. Remarks that others have felt the effects of "Yankee clemency" by which Union troops stripped the home of food and all possessions. In part: "And this war they say they wage to restore the Union...."
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