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Very RARE Civil war-dated First Hand Accounts- Union officer's letters, 10 single pages., on varying paper, from 2nd Lieut. John B. Hawthorn, Co. F, 9th lowa Vols., Bridgeport, [Ala.], Nov. & Dec. 1863, to his niece concerning the operations of his regiment during the Chattanooga campaign. Written over a three-month period, letter covers movements of the 9th lowa up until the end of January, 1864. Hawthorn describes movements his unit made during the march and also recounting the battles of Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, and Ringgold, Georgia, additionally adding two small maps. The lette... |
