Parsons, Mosby Monroe, 1822-1865 to John Walker

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GLC#
GLC02073
Type
Letters
Date
13 June 1864
Author/Creator
Parsons, Mosby Monroe, 1822-1865
Title
to John Walker
Place Written
Camp Kirby Smith, Arkansas
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 27 cm, Width: 21 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Written as Confederate Brigadier General to Confederate Major General Walker. Talks of trying to procure brass musical instruments so that his men can form a band. Discusses war matters including mention of the failure of Union General Ulysses S. Grant's campaign against Richmond. "The news as it reaches us from beyond the Miss. is very cheering. It seems Grant has been foiled in his original plan of attack on Richmond ... he has established his base where it was first intended ... Surely the sacrifice of 40,000 to get his position, displays no great generalship. This pretext is to keep the Northern people quiet ... " Docketed in pencil.

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