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Writer: William Harrison Githens Writer's location: Hospital, 5 or 6 miles from Atlanta, GAAddressee: Wife, 7/26/1864

 unspecified — Box: 4, Folder: 18

Scope and Contents

Mentions that he was mistaken; Atlanta has not been taken but their forces occupy strong positions-Writes about possible new hospital locations-Conditions are good except for thousands of flies - "They are into everything-we hardly bother to skim them out of our coffee or soup." Talks about how hard it is to replace clothing - "Things are so enormously high that I can hardly afford them" (Letter is incomplete)Number of pages: 4

Dates

  • 7/26/1864

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

1.5 cubic feet. (1.5 cubic feet.)

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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