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Letter to Julia Harrison from J. S. Harrison, December 12, 1861

 Item — Box: 1, item: 5
Identifier: Item 5

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents note: Letter contents include recounts of shootings and battle updates between Harrison's company and Northern soldiers, in which they killed 15 men and took 15 prisoners. Harrison received word, mid letter, that his company killed 12 to 15 more men and took 11 more prisoners in a skirmish in the middle of the night.

Dates

  • created: December 12, 1861

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.20 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections & University Archives Repository

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