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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02739.028 Author/Creator: Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6-7 December 1862 Pagination: 4 p. + env. Order a Copy

George Cooper died of the measles. The Confederates tried to capture their grain train but were unsuccessful. He lists the hierarchy of officers above him: Sill, Rosecrans, Kirk, and Reid.

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1863

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