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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02739.145 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph Jones, F company, 79th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Joseph Jones to Nancy E. Jones, recalling encounter with Confederate cavalry |
| Date | 24-26 November 1864 |
| Author | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Recipient | Jones, Nancy E. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Encounter with Confederate cavalry and other artillery fire; new conscripts; anticipating battle with Hood's forces; making breastworks in the middle of the night; defense by African American troops. |
| Subjects | African American History Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Union Soldier's Letter Infantry Union Forces Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Cavalry Artillery Conscription Battle Fortification African American Troops |
| People | Jones, Joseph (fl. 1862-1865) |
| Place written | Columbia, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| 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 |