Seddon, James A. (James Alexander) (1815-1880) to Sarah Bruce Seddon
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00542 Author/Creator: Seddon, James A. (James Alexander) (1815-1880) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 May 1863 Pagination: 3 p. ; 18 x 11 cm. Order a Copy
Confederate Secretary of War Seddon writes to his wife about the Civil War and the Battle of Vicksburg. States "I am in the greatest anxiety about Vicksburg- The Yankees I fear have taken Jackson- At last accounts they were only a few miles from it and our forces retiring- Vicksburg is cut off..." Mentions General Johnson (possibly General Joseph E. Johnston, commanding Confederate forces at Jackson, Mississippi with General John Gregg). Transmits a "Yankee paper" (not included).
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