Letter from George at camp near Pittsburg Landing to Eliza, 1862 April 16
George writes of a forced march in order to fight at Shiloh. Although his regiment missed the battle, he speaks of what he understood to happen at the Battle of Shiloh. Writing of the dead left on the battlefield George says, I saw hundreds and hundreds of them.
Dates
- 1862 April 16
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (5 folders)
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository