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George discusses the issues the regiment is having defending against Jackson's cavalry ambushes. A local citizen faces punishment from Colonel Leggett for swearing an oath of loyalty to the Union in bad faith.
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Publication Date
7-8-1862
City
Grand Junction, TN
Keywords
Jackson’s cavalry; battle; troop movement; Secesh; Mortimer D. Leggett; camp life
Subject Headings
Porter, George Washington, 1838-1888 -- Correspondence; Porter familiy -- Correspondence; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 78th (1861-1865); Confederate States of America. Army. Stonewall Brigade
Recommended Citation
Porter, George W., "Letter from George W. Porter to Francis P. Porter" (1862). Harvey Collection Letters. 88.
https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/harvey-letters/88
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