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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02739.025 Author/Creator: Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 November 1862 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy

If they don't get paid soon, he thinks "a good many wil go home and I don't blame them for our soldiers is used worse than a dog." He estimates that there are 200,000 troops around Nashville but they have not fought yet.

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1863

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