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Confederate brigadier general John H. Kelly writes a letter at 1 a.m., describing his slow progress and intentions to "strike the Flat Shoals and Jonesboro war." Dated July 28, 1864, at "McDonega & Atlanta Road."
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Hd. Qtrs. J.H. Kelly Div McDonega & Atlanta Road 1 A.M. July 28, 1864 Maj- I have the honor to state that my command is on the war. I will strike the Flat Shoals & Jonesboro War, at a point about four mile from Flat shoals, between Flat Shoals & Jonesboro- It is so dark that the Command is necessarily compelled to move slowly. I fear my Couriers will find great difficulty in reaching you owing to the darkness- Respy J.H. Kelly Brig. Gen'l Cmdg.'
Creation Date
7-28-1864
State/Province
Georgia
Country
United States
Creator Life Dates
1840-1864
Keywords
John H. Kelly, Flat Shoals, Jonesboro, Jonesborough, Georgia, Atlanta, war, Confederate
Resource Identifier
080502-18
Date Digital
April 2014
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
Military History | United States History
Format (medium)
manuscript
Format (IMT)
Language
En-us
Digitization Specifications
800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
Source
The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.
Recommended Citation
Kelly, John Herbert, "John H. Kelly letter to Major E.S. Barford, dated July 28, 1864." (1864). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 241.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/241
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