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George writes the Regiment has taken many prisoners and he is optimisitc that the war will be over by the first of April. He advises Francis be cautious with Robert Hanson as he is fond of drinking.
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Publication Date
12-8-1862
City
Oxford, MS
Keywords
troop movement; Confederate soldiers; prisoners; John A. Logan; Ulysses S. Grant; provisions; Oxford, Mississippi
Subject Headings
Porter, George Washington, 1838-1888 -- Correspondence; Porter familiy -- Correspondence; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 78th (1861-1865); Thompson, Jacob, 1810-1885
Recommended Citation
Porter, George W., "Letter from George W. Porter to Francis P. Porter" (1862). Harvey Collection Letters. 117.
https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/harvey-letters/117
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