Kelly, James R., fl. 1861-1862 to Mary Kelly

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GLC04197.16
GLC#
GLC04197.16-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1862/02/02
Author/Creator
Kelly, James R., fl. 1861-1862
Title
to Mary Kelly
Place Written
Maryland
Pagination
8 p. : envelope.
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Discusses miserably wet weather and deep mud. He believes "Providence" brought the bad weather to keep them from being slaughtered in battle. He criticizes Washington for the slow conduct of the war and believes that newspapers are making up battles "only to create a sensation in the land." General Reynolds resignation has not been accepted.

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