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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04195.25 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of John Moore & brother Robert |
| Title | John Moore to Mary Moore Kelly regarding intense fighting in a rough area from Dalton to Resaca |
| Date | 16 May 1864 |
| Author | Moore, John B. (1826-1907) |
| Recipient | Moore Kelly, Mary |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | After three days of intense fighting in a rough area from Dalton to Resaca, they have subdued the rebels. Both Union and rebel wounded will remain there in field hospitals. He hopes the rebel forces will stand and fight. In the days preceding this letter, Sherman had tried to break Johnston’s defenses around Resaca. Confederate forces pulled back on 15 May. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Union Forces Confederate States of America Battle Hospital Injury or Wound |
| People | Moore, John B. (1826-1907) Kelly, Mary Moore (ca. 1819-1899) |
| Place written | Resaca, Georgia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | After serving in the Utah War, Moore returned east, assigned to the Marine Hospital in Cincinnati until August 1862. As a newly promoted major, he transferred to the Army of the Potomac, assigned as medical director of the Central Grand division, where he participated in the second battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and in Chancellorsville as medical director of the 5th Corps. In June 1863 Moore became the medical director of the Department of the Tennessee, assisting in the battles of Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and Sherman's march on Atlanta, where he acted as medical director of the armies of Georgia, Tennessee, and Sherman's army, and was given the rank of lieutenant colonel and then colonel. Moore saw the end of the war in Missouri in St. Louis and Vicksburg. Following the war Moore served two years at Fort Wadsworth and Fort Columbus in New York Harbor then practiced as a surgeon in the New York City area. After short stints in Europe, Virginia, Texas, Washington, and California, he was named Surgeon General in 1886. He retired in 1890 and continued living an active life in Washington, D.C. until his death in 1907. Kelly is Moore's sister. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 5th Corps |