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Description
John relays an hourly log of the regiment's trip up the Cumberland River from Paducah, KY to Fort Donelson, TN. He describes the theater of battle surrounding the fort, including the engagement of the gunboats and the ensuing carnage.
Publication
Daily Zanesville Courier
Transcription Note
The file includes a full transcription.
Date Addressed
2-14-1862
City
Dover, TN
Keywords
battle; troop movement; death (military); Fort Donelson
Subject Headings
War correspondents; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 78th (1861-1865); Gillespie, John W. A., 1837-1913 -- Correspondence; Steamboats; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Transportation; Fort Donelson, Battle of (Tennessee : 1862)
Recommended Citation
Gillespie, John W.A., "Letter from John W.A. Gillespie to Editor" (1862). Harvey Collection Newspapers. 3.
https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/harvey-newspapers/3