Jeffery, Richard W., fl. 1855-1899 to Aaron Jeffery

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GLC#
GLC01896.052-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1863/04/20
Author/Creator
Jeffery, Richard W., fl. 1855-1899
Title
to Aaron Jeffery
Place Written
Savannah, Georgia
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Concerning information about his unexpected transfer from Charleston to Savannah where "...my responsibilities are greater & the means of meeting them less..." Discusses the anti-climactic Union attack on Charleston including the unimpressive performance of Federal ironclads, and requests information about the family and news of Hill in North Carolina. Also, expresses his fears that either Gen. Bragg's [Army of the Tennessee] or Johnston's [Army of the Mississippi] forces will encounter the numerically superior army of Grant's in Tennessee, and be forced to abandon Vicksburg. Letter is splotched and blotted with ink and concludes with "the pen is horrid".

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