Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865 to Nancy E. Jones

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GLC#
GLC02739.072-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
24 September 1863
Author/Creator
Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1865
Title
to Nancy E. Jones
Place Written
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Pagination
4 p. : envelope
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

They defeated Bragg, Johnson, and the Richmond army even though they were outnumbered five to one. They fell back here to fortify as the Confederates are planning to attack. He calls Stones River a skirmish in comparison with this battle. He has seen nine total days of hard battle in the war: six at Stones River, one at Liberty Gap, and two here in the Battle of Chickamauga.

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