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Stuart, James, fl. 1862-1869 [Collection of James M. Stuart, C company, 94th regiment, Ohio, infantry] [decimalized]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06268 Author/Creator: Stuart, James, fl. 1862-1869 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1862-1864 Pagination: 23 items Order a Copy

Includes 22 letters from Stuart, and one letter to Stuart. Mentions General Nathan Bedford Forrest, playing ball and anti-black sentiment. Also discusses Sherman's March to the sea: "I suppose we will stop at Savannah, Ga. It will take us 30 or 40 days to go through. Sherman calculates to burn up everything as they go."

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