Correspondence
Other Form of Name
Roberts, Charles, 1831-1897
Identifier
Roberts_Charles_04
Recipient
Maggie McKee Roberts
Publication Date
1-7-1863
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Description
Roberts describes a battle on Stone River. He tells of the death of Lieutenant Harden along with two men in their company, six horses, and two other men wounded. He then describes taking six to eight thousand prisoners of war and pieces of artillery from Union troops.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Stones River, Battle of, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1862-1863; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons; Soldiers -- Wounds and injuries; Death; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America. Army. Stanford's Light Artillery
Relational Format
Archival Material
Original Format
correspondence
City
Shelbyville (Tenn.)
Finding Aid
Original Collection
Charles Roberts Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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Comments
Also included in the Civil War in the American South collection.