Identifier	Jones_James_b1f11
Title	James T. Jones to Martin Jones (10 August 1862)
Author	Jones, James T.
Recipient	Jones, Martin
Date	10 August 1862
Location	Richmond (Va.)
Subject	Troop movements Families
Broader Subject	Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 12th. Company F United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Description	James writes to his father telling him of his upcoming move and of his letters home.
Transcript	Camp near Richmond Va. Augst 10th /62 Mr. Martin Jones Dear Beloved Fa We are now under marching orders for some place thought to reenforce Jackson & being warned in time to write you a few lines in haste that you might know where to direct to me & that it may be some time before you hear from me next, but you can write as you have been doing until you hear from me Direct to Richmond My health is good & I am for any march I wrote to sister Low a few days since to send by hand but they fail to get off so I will send it by mail This has been wrote in haste as I have to attend to a great many thing for the company so I will close not knowing where I will be when you next hear from me your son J.T. Jones
Type	text;
Original Format	correspondence
Original Collection	James T. Jones Collection
Collection Finding Aid	http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00246/
ASERL URL	www.american-south.org
Citation	James T. Jones Collection, Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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