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6 April 1864
Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865
to Nancy E. Jones
He is studying arithmetic. He thought she "was religious enough not to go to any party." The soldiers had a pretend battle with snowballs.
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8 April 1864
Winterrowd, S.F., fl. 1864
They may join their old brigade, Wilder's, at Huntsville, Alabama. They are on detached duty with another cavalry brigade. A man was severely wounded on picket duty.
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9 April 1864
Phillippe, George, fl. 1864
to Joseph Jones and family.
"Our country is Getting very Bad Some Will Steel and Some Will take the Bankrupt law and too lasy to Work."
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14 April 1864
He expects a forward movement soon. He gives news of friends. He offers to send her papers.
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15 April 1864
He is sorry that she didn't see Hickenbothem. He hopes to get a furlough this summer and would like her to buy silk dresses for herself and the children.
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30 April 1864
They marched to Athens, then Charlestown, and then to Cleveland. They are headed toward Dalton, Georgia where the Confederates are stationed and expect to encounter a Confederate garrison soon.
GLC02739.111
6 May 1864
They have come within 12 miles of the Confederates without firing but there will be a battle soon if the Confederates do not fall back. They awaited the Confederates on a ridge but they did not appear so his regiment moved to a higher ridge and...
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11 May 1864
They have been fighting since they arrived. They tried to storm the Confederate works but were repulsed with many losses including their colonel.
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20 May 1864
They fought hard at Rocky Face north of Dalton on the 9th and he was wounded slightly in the neck. They drove the Confederates to Resaca and defeated them there. A musket ball passed through his hat and grazed his head. The Confederates retreated...
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21 May 1864
They have fought two battles in this campaign and skirmished with the enemy every day from the 7th to the 19th. His company of 20 has lost half its men.
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