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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02739.028 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph Jones, F company, 79th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Joseph Jones to Nancy E. Jones, stating that the Confederates unsuccessfully tried to capture grain train |
| Date | 6-7 December 1862 |
| Author | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Jones, Nancy E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | George Cooper died of the measles. The Confederates tried to capture their grain train but were unsuccessful. He lists the hierarchy of officers above him: Sill, Rosecrans, Kirk, and Reid. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Union Forces Health and Medical Death Disease Railroad Confederate States of America Military Provisions Union General |
| People | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| 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 |