Letter 11

Letter 11

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Leonidas Bryant to John Bryant, June 26, 1862

Leonidas Bryant

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Southern Appalachian Archives, Liston B. Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies, Mars Hill University

1862-06-26

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Athens June 26th 1862

Dear father i have the opportunity of writing a few lines to you this morning. We stopped here last night to rest three miles from Athens till 4 o'clock this evening then we move on to the town.[p.2] I don't know where we will go from their. It was hard marching from Florence here through the sun and dust. I have not got but three letters from you since i have been here. [p.3] I got a letter from James Hopper last night June the 6th give him my best respect and tell him that i have not time to write but will write as soon as we camps this is the sheet of paper and envelope that [G?] Granpal gave me [missing words]

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