Epperly, Christian M., 1837-1904 to Mary Epperly

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GLC#
GLC02715.091-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
8 May 1864
Author/Creator
Epperly, Christian M., 1837-1904
Title
to Mary Epperly
Place Written
Georgia
Pagination
4 p. :
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Writes about recent executions in his brigade. "I havent any nuoos [news] to write to you at this time only the sad and awful Execution which taken plase in our Brigade yesterday which was too cruel for mortal man to behold. There was 14 North carlinerns [Carolinians] shot to Death yesterday with muskettry. 10 belonging to the 58 North Collinear [Carolina] and 4 to the 60 Regt. ah thear cries and Grones how sad they did sound. They was tide to stakes by thear Captens and their cruelley murderd by the order of a few wicked men and had don nothing I dont sopose but left the army and went home to see thair Fameleys and Friends... I have often times seen wicked things don but this was the cruels thing ever I sean ma[y] God forbid that I Should witnes another such a deed commited by men."

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