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Albert H. Clark to Margery Clark (19 January 1863)

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Identifier	clark_b1f20
Title	Albert H. Clark to Margery Clark (19 January 1863)
Author	Clark, Albert H.
Recipient	Clark, Margery B. Rogers
Date	19 January 1863
Location	Goldsboro (N.C.)
Subject	Troop movements Confederate States of America. Army -- Equipment
Broader Subject	Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 42nd. Company F United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Description	Albert, appending a note to the letter dated 18 January 1863, discusses more on troop movements and rumors of a Union attack on Greensboro, which would severely impact supply routes; if they are attacked, it is rumored that they would head to Kinston, N.C.
Transcript	Camp near Goldsboro Monday 12 oclock Jan 19 1863 Dear Mother As I did not get to send my letter yesterday so I thought I would write a few lines more this day again finds us all well troops are still passing down the Wilmington road I think that a fight at that point is inevitable and those who pretind to know something about the times say that the Yanks intend to make an attack on this place and Wilmington both at the same time this is a very important point if they take Goldsboro they will have the supplies from Richmond the road forks here one leads to Raleigh the other to Richmond it is reported that we have orders to leave but it may not be so. If we leave here it is thought that we will go to Kinston a small town twenty five miles below this on the [Neuse] River." Well Ma we received those clothes were verry glad to get them I was about out of socks another thing I was about to forget there was a weding in this place a few days ago and you could not guess who it was it was Mr. William Cotton and Miss Parsy Vernon She is a real Tarheel of N.C." I must close Your son A.H.C.
Type	text;
Original Format	correspondence
Original Collection	Clark Family Letters
Collection Finding Aid	http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00074/
ASERL URL	www.american-south.org
Citation	Clark Family Letters, Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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