Correspondence
Other Form of Name
Roberts, Charles, 1831-1897
Identifier
Roberts_Charles_12
Recipient
Maggie McKee Roberts
Publication Date
10-14-1863
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Description
Responds to letters from his Maggie and tells that he has a horse to ride home. Roberts writes of a battle on the 20th of September that he did not believe was decisive and says that they must move in order to get more food. He also predicts a struggle for the possession of Tennessee, where President Davis is located.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863; Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Confederate States of America. Army -- Equipment; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America. Army. Stanford's Light Artillery
Relational Format
Archival Material
Original Format
correspondence
City
Chickamauga (Ga.)
Finding Aid
Original Collection
Charles Roberts Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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Also included in the Civil War in the American South collection.