Moore, John, 1826-1907 to Mary Moore Kelly

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GLC#
GLC04195.26-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
25 July 1864
Author/Creator
Moore, John, 1826-1907
Title
to Mary Moore Kelly
Place Written
Atlanta, Georgia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 20.1 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

He has just witnessed his bloodiest battle to date (the Battle of Atlanta, July 22), with 3,000 Union casualties and between 12-15,000 wounded. Local blackberries and peaches have been a great source of food. Most capable local people have left before the army arrived, leaving only the very poor. "I think I have not seen so severe and brilliant a battle during the war. I wish Mr. Hopkins had been here, as he came down to see war, he might have seen it on the 22nd to his heart's content."

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