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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05814 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | George Blake Cosby to James Birdseye McPherson, discussing how Peter Grinner has been arrested |
| Date | 5 December 1863 |
| Author | Cosby, George Blake (1830-1909) |
| Recipient | McPherson, James Birdseye |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written from CSA Headquarters, Cosby's Brigade. Marked as unofficial. Contains a watermark on the upper left corner. General Cosby writes to McPherson, commanding forces at Vicksburg, Mississippi. States "I am informed that Peter Grinner a citizen of Vicksburg has been arrested and is to be tried for being a spy & c- Said Grinner came out from Vicksburg by permission of Genl Sherman on a visit to his brother who is Chf Bugler at my Hdqr- He staid I believe near the camp two or three days- I solemnly pledge my word of honor that said Grinner gave me no information whatever prejudicial to the interests of the US- nor do I believe he gave any information at all- I feel confident from the position of his brother near me he would have given information to me in preference to any other- I make this statement knowing it may benefit him if he is still in your lines & because I can give evidence in his favor in no other way- He is terribly deformed- Works for his daily bread and is I am perfectly satisfied innocent of even a desire to injure the U. S. Forces in any way- Please inform me if he has been sent here." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Prisoner Prisoner of War Spying Union Forces Injury or Wound Children and Family Union General |
| People | Cosby, George Blake (1830-1909) McPherson, James Birdseye (1828-1864) Grinner, Peter, b. ca. 1830) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Children & Family |
| 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: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |