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Description
After conversing with recently captured rebel soldiers, John voices his disdain for the politics of conciliation that he fears may be gaining momentum among "northern sympathizers." He affirms his desire to see the Confederacy utterly defeated. John compliments the deeds of John A. Logan.
Publication
Zanesville Daily Courier
Transcription Note
The file includes a full transcription.
Date Addressed
11-18-1862
City
La Grange, TN
Keywords
battle; prisoners; Confederate soldiers; politics; La Grange, Tennessee; Mortimer D. Leggett; John A. Logan; Peace Democrats (Copperheads)
Subject Headings
War correspondents; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 20th (1861-1865); United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 78th (1861-1865); Gillespie, John W. A., 1837-1913 -- Correspondence; Prisoners of War; Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886
Recommended Citation
Gillespie, John W.A., "Letter from John W.A. Gillespie to Rev. William Chadwick" (1862). Harvey Collection Newspapers. 16.
https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/harvey-newspapers/16