1863-09-16: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, letter
This document is a letter from George Washington Cherry in Catlett's Gap, Georgia, to his family in Alabama on September 16, 1863. Cherry describes marching at night and lying in battle. Cherry also advises his family to hide provision and valuables in the event the enemy reaches Opelika. Porti...
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| Summary: | This document is a letter from George Washington Cherry in Catlett's Gap, Georgia, to his family in Alabama on September 16, 1863. Cherry describes marching at night and lying in battle. Cherry also advises his family to hide provision and valuables in the event the enemy reaches Opelika. Portions of the text are missing due to a tear. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project. |
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