Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865 to Libbie Elmore

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GLC#
GLC06588.155-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
August 16 1864
Author/Creator
Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865
Title
to Libbie Elmore
Place Written
Atlanta, Georgia
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 20.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

He heard that Lee sent 30,000 troops in to reinforce his army so it might be some time before they go into Atlanta. He notes the changes in their rations. They no longer get pork and only beef because pork is worse for scurvy. Was written near Atlanta, Georgia.

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