Weeks, John F., fl. 1860-1882 to Hank

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GLC#
GLC06728.059-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
26 November 1863
Author/Creator
Weeks, John F., fl. 1860-1882
Title
to Hank
Place Written
Battlefield on Mission Ridge, TN
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 9.2 cm, Width: 15.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Writes that he is enjoying Thanksgiving in celebration of taking Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain and the valley. Reports that his regiment suffered more in proportion to numbers at Chickamauga than Murfreesboro. Writes that he got through the battle of (Mission Ridge) without a scratch and that none in his company were killed or wounded. Believes that the loss of the enemy is greater than that of his regiment.

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