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Title	Pages 059-060, Civil War Diary of Confederate soldier George D. Wise, May 5, 1864
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.
Subjects	Civil War Soldiers
Creator	George D. Wise
Geographic Location	Near Dalson, Georgia
Date	May 5, 1864
Format	Handwritten diary
Rights	North Jersey History Center Policy: http://38.109.66.54/polimage.cfm?doc_Id=413&size_code=Doc
Image ID	civilwardiary 059-060
Publisher	Morristown, NJ: Morristown & Morris Township Public Library, The North Jersey History & Genealogy Center

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