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Letter, Uriah Scott to his mother, 1863 November 20

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Union City Tenn

Novber 20th 1863

To Mother

Waterloo Iowa

I received your letter this evening and was glad to hear from you again for I thought that you had forgotten me becse you did not write sooner I am still enjoying good health as could be expected we just got in off another Scout we took from 30 to forty prisoners and killed 8 or ten and wounded about that many mortally we made a pretty good haul that time I wish we could do so every day there was none of our men hurt we may have killed more than that for they was crossing the Obion River I guess that we sunk a good many more of the damd cusses while they was trying to swim it

I think that they will keep a little more scarce now for a while I am getting so I like to kill the rebs pretty well it is pretty good sport, I am glad that you can recommend me with all those things for I shall be pretty hungry when I come I don’t know when I shall start there is not much prospect of them filling out furlough at the present but when they do I am one that is in for it well I don’t know of any thing else to with so I will close at the present I remain your son Uriah Scott

Uriah Scott,

Col 32d Iowa Vol. Infty

Via Cairo Ills,

Dates

  • 1863 November 20

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.1 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

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