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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02739.086 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph Jones, F company, 79th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Joseph Jones to Nancy E. Jones, discussing the internal battle fought between the Confederates |
| Date | 14 November 1863 |
| Author | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Jones, Nancy E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The Confederates had an internal battle on October 28: "One brigad[e] of them was determined to quit them and ground arms and come to our lines and they was silenced by their trusty troops which terminated in three hours fight killing eight hundred men." He saw two men shot to death for desertion yesterday. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Union Forces Death Penalty Death Military Law Desertion Confederate States of America Mutiny |
| People | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 79th Regiment Illinois Infantry |