Kelly, James R., fl. 1861-1862 to Mary Kelly

GLC04197.01

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GLC#
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Type
Letters
Date
1861/07/20
Author/Creator
Kelly, James R., fl. 1861-1862
Title
to Mary Kelly
Place Written
Cheat Mountain, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. :
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

He bitterly complains about the rugged, "miserable" mountain landscape. He discusses food and illness in camp. In previous letters he wrote and comments about the supposed loyalty of the people west of the Alleghenies. Rebels hiding in bushes attacked a cavalry scouting party.

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