Correspondence and other manuscript items, 1863-July 1864

Includes letters ( May 1863, May 1864, June 1864, July 6, 1864, July 30, 1864) from John Barnard, a soldier in the Union army; letters address the Battle of Chancellorsville, the experiences of a man who was held prisoner by the Confederates, conditions in the South, General Sherman, and the anticipation of an attack on Atlanta