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Moore, John, 1826-1907 to Mary Moore Kelly

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04195.27 Author/Creator: Moore, John, 1826-1907 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: October 31, 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 25.5 cm Order a Copy

Sherman prepares for a large raid (the March to the Sea began Nov. 15). Moore left Atlanta to supervise the transfer of the sick to hospitals further south. He is currently at a garrison 60 miles from Atlanta, near Rome. Written on letterhead from the Medical Director's Office, Headquarters, Department and Army of the Tennessee. "I hear that Jesse Alexander is engaged in making copperhead speeches. It would be beter for him if he had been killed in the trenches while fighting, before ruining himself in this way."

Moore, John, 1826-1907
Kelly, Mary Moore, 1819-1899

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