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George writes three men in his Company have died, and that "a sick man stands slim chance in the Army." His Company left Pittsburgh Landing or Shiloh Plains April 5th, and Thomas will remain with them until after the battle at Corinth.
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Publication Date
5-9-1862
City
Camp Leggett (Corinth, TN)
Keywords
Death (military); troop movement; camp life; battle
Subject Headings
Porter, George Washington, 1838-1888 -- Correspondence; Porter familiy -- Correspondence; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 78th (1861-1865); United States. Army -- Military life; Siege of Corinth (Mississippi : 1862)
Recommended Citation
Porter, George W., "Letter from George W. Porter to Francis P. Porter" (1862). Harvey Collection Letters. 80.
https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/harvey-letters/80
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