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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02739.091 Author/Creator: Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) Place Written: Blount County, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 December 1863 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy

They are running a grist mill and shipping meal and flour to Knoxville. The rest of the regiment is at Knoxville with the 22nd Illinois. Burnside drove the Confederates "from in front of him with heavy los[s] on the part of the rebles." Longstreet is supposed to be nearby." The townspeople are all Union supporters.

Jones, Joseph, fl. 1862-1863

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