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Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) to Nancy E. Jones

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02739.069 Author/Creator: Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) Place Written: Alabama Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 September 1863 Pagination: 7 p ; envelope Order a Copy

They are camped between the Sandy and Lookout mountains. The men "almost melt in the day time and freeze stiff at night." He dreamt that they took all of Bragg's men prisoner. Includes note to Phebe Jane Jones.

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1863

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