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- GLC#
- GLC03523.10.124-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 12 June 1864
- Author/Creator
- Cherry, Joseph M., 1840-1910
- Title
- to Joseph M. Maitland
- Place Written
- Acworth, Georgia
- Pagination
- 4 p. : envelope Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 19.7 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Addresses letter "Dear Cousin." Reports on the movements of his regiment, the Ohio 46th Infantry. States they have been on the move for over a month since leaving camp in Scottsboro, Alabama. Discusses the battle at Dallas, Alabama in great detail. Says they laid in their breastworks for ten days. Informs him they use the Spencer rifle with great success. Expresses relief at his duties as clerk, allowing him to stay back with the wagons to take care of books and papers. Mentions his furlough and how enjoyable it was.
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