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Description
John reports on the skirmishes the regiment has engaged around Corinth, TN during the siege. John predicts that a confrontation between the armies here "will be the most terrible the world has ever witnessed." He acknowledges the work of attached physicians caring for the regiment's wounded.
Publication
Daily Zanesville Courier
Transcription Note
The file includes a full transcription.
Date Addressed
5-19-1862
City
Monterey, TN
Keywords
troop movement; battle; provisions; Mortimer D. Leggett; prisoners; death (military); disease; medical care
Subject Headings
War correspondents; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 78th (1861-1865); Gillespie, John W. A., 1837-1913 -- Correspondence; Siege of Corinth (Mississippi : 1862); United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical Care
Recommended Citation
Gillespie, John W.A., "Letter from John W.A. Gillespie to Editor" (1862). Harvey Collection Newspapers. 7.
https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/harvey-newspapers/7