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William C. Nelson to J.H. Nelson (29 May 1864)

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Identifier	Nelson_WC_b1f94
Title	William C. Nelson to J.H. Nelson (29 May 1864)
Author	Nelson, William Cowper, 1841-1904
Recipient	Nelson, J. H. (John Henry), b. ca. 1810
Date	29 May 1864
Location	Mechanicsville (Va.) Hanover County (Va.)
Subject	Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864 Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864 Troop movements Richmond (Va.) Soldiers -- Wounds and injuries Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Broader Subject	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 9th Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 17th. Company G
Description	Army of Northern Virginia back around Richmond; mentions writing to his father of the battles of Spotsylvania's courthouse and those in Wilderness; Grant then changed tactics and abandoned his fortifications at Spotsylvania and moved down the Confederate right towards Milford and Bowling Green and so the movements to protect Richmond continue; description of family in Virginia; mentions acquaintances who had been severely wounded or killed
Type	text;
Original Format	correspondence
Original Collection	William Cowper Nelson Collection
Collection Finding Aid	http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00688/
ASERL URL	www.american-south.org
Citation	William Cowper Nelson Collection, Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Rights	This item is free from copyright and may be reproduced without prior consent.

Title	MUM00688_b001f094_093_01
ASERL URL	www.american-south.org
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