Pages 059-060, Civil War Diary of Confederate soldier George D. Wise, May 5, 1864
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Title |
Pages 059-060, Civil War Diary of Confederate soldier George D. Wise, May 5, 1864 |
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Description |
May 5, [1864] near Dalton [GA] The Yanks left a note signed Kilpatrick [Union General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, an 1861 West Point graduate, addressed to Confederate General Joseph Wheeler, an 1859 West Point graduate] which runs as follows ‘I came out to meet you on Friday with five hundred men, which you declined. To-day I came out with a 1000. The next time I will come with my whole command and annihilate you & your minions.’ [Signed] Your Classmate – J.H. Kilkpatrick Brig. Genl. U.S.A. |
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Subjects |
Civil War
Soldiers
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Creator |
George D. Wise |
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Geographic Location |
Near Dalson, Georgia |
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Date |
May 5, 1864 |
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Format |
Handwritten diary |
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Rights |
http://www.jfpl.org/Files/13519.pdf |
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Image ID |
civilwardiary 059-060 |
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Publisher |
Morristown, NJ: Morristown & Morris Township Public Library, The North Jersey History & Genealogy Center |
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Civil War Diary of Confederate soldier George D. Wise
