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B.F. Gentry to W.R. and Mariah Gentry (29 October 1862)

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Identifier	Gentry_f1_2
Title	B.F. Gentry to W.R. and Mariah Gentry (29 October 1862)
Author	Gentry, Benjamin F.
Recipient	Gentry, Wiley R. Gentry, Mariah
Date	29 October 1862
Location	Knoxville (Tenn.)
Subject	Troop movements Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions Rumor -- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Weather Confederate States of America. Army -- Equipment Education
Broader Subject	Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 29th. Company E United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Description	Benjamin discussing hearing of other battles, his marching in poor weather and word from home. Also provides a list of desired clothing from his mother.
Type	text;
Original Format	correspondence
Original Collection	B.F. Gentry Collection (Small Manuscripts 2000.1)
Collection Finding Aid	http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00400/
ASERL URL	www.american-south.org
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Citation	Small Manuscripts (2000.1), Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Rights	This item is free from copyright and may be reproduced without prior consent.

Title	Gentry_f1_2_001
Transcript	Camp near knoxville oct the 29th 62 ) Dear pa as I have and [an] " opportunity of sending you a letter I thought that I would write you a few lines I received your letter day before yesterday you do not know how glad I was to hear from youal and to hear that you were all well I am well and have been ever since I wrote although I have seen a hard time we have marched about 600 miles some time without any thing to eat some times we had to go 4 days on 2 days rashions but we are getting a plenty now we have had to or three little fights on our way but I have not had a scrap ) yet and I hope that I never will I am verry sorry to hear that General Hardee's ) army was entrapped ) so but I hope that it is not as bad as we herd we herd
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