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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03135.13.043 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Alfred Jones, surgeon in the 17th Tennessee Regiment |
| Title | Maxine Jones to her husband, Alfred Jones, discussing her fears over the war and commenting that she has heard bombing all day |
| Date | 31 December 1862 |
| Author | Jones, Maxine Harris (fl. 1860-1920) |
| Recipient | Jones, Alfred |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter from his wife, signed "Max." Expresses her fears, anxiety, and despair over the war. Says they have heard bombing all day. Writes, "what agony would be mine to-night, did I not know this field of duty to your Country calls you, leads not to constant exposure on the field of battle, &c that today your dear bosom has not be exposed to those missles of death hurled by our enemies." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Confederate Soldier's Letter Battle Artillery Woman Author Women's History Union Forces |
| People | Jones, Maxine Harris (fl. 1860-1920) Jones, Alfred (1839-1920) |
| Place written | Cornersville, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder Information: Includes postwar papers. Some signatures have been removed. The letters contain battle content for Murfreesboro (3 and 12 January 1863) and Chickamauga (1 October 1863). During the war Jones wooed and married Maxine Harris. The collection reveals less about the war than the trials of two newlyweds. The collection consists of 32 prewar letters (1823-61); 43 wartime letters, the majority of which are written by Jones to his wife (1862-65); and 16 postwar letters. Dr. Jones (1839-1920) served as a Lieutenant in the 3rd Tennessee Regiment, Co. H. He was captured at Fort Donelson, sent to Camp Chase, whence he escaped, and rejoined the army as a surgeon in the 27th Tennessee Regiment. Nothing extant survives about Donelson or his capture. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 27th Tennessee Regiment |