Letter from Linus Patrick to John B. Patrick
| Title | Letter from Linus Patrick to John B. Patrick |
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| Subject | Patrick, Linus Anthony, d. 1864 |
| Patrick, J.B. | |
| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives | |
| Description | Letter from Linus Patrick to his father John B. Patrick about travel, troop movement, and fortifications. |
| Creator | Patrick, Linus Anthony, d. 1864 |
| Source | Linus Patrick correspondence; MMS-1157; Center for Archival Collections; University Libraries; Bowling Green State University |
| Date | 1863-06-26 |
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| Format | Correspondence |
| application/pdf | |
| Language | eng |
| Identifier | mms01157_i00022 |
| https://digitalgallery.bgsu.edu/items/show/32758 | |
| Spatial Coverage | Tennessee |
| Type | Text |
Murfreesboro Tenn Dear Father: I left Nashville on the 23rd and came to Triune and found our troops all gone. I stayed all night and came within five miles of here the next day. I borrowed a horse of the 6th[?] Ky Cav to carry me through. I got here yesterday - It has been raining for three days & the roads are awful as hundreds of wagons travel over them every day - All our baggage and some of our boys are here - the boys with the Regiment have nothing with them but a rubber blanket a piece - Rosecrans whole army is moving - there has been fighting every day since they have been moving between our cavalry and the Enemy there has not been much Infantry fighting yet This is the stillest movement I ever heard Of - Rosecrans Army left here day before yesterday morning & the Nashville dailies yesterday knew nothing of it - Rosecran's Head Quarters are ten miles out the Woodbury Pike - our Army Corps (Grangers) is ten or twelve miles out on the Shelbyville Pike - I think a general engagement will take place soon The trip from Triune here through the mud and rain has almost made me sick again - I Saw Leander Miller this morning - his Division (Van Cleves) is holding the fortifications here - No More As ever Your Son |
