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dc.creatorLove, John W.
dc.creatorLove, Samuel B.
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-11T14:22:30Z
dc.date.available2015-05-11T14:22:30Z
dc.date.issuedc1864-08
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/8291
dc.descriptionAtlanta, GA
dc.formatPDF, 600dpi
dc.format.mediumPaper
dc.languageen_US
dc.relationLove Family Letters (MS 001)
dc.rightsPrior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any photograph.
dc.sourceBox 001, Unnumbered
dc.subjectCivil War
dc.titleJohn W. Love & Samuel B. Love? to Jas. M. & T. A. Love (parents)
dc.typeImage
dc.description.transcription[Three pages, front and back, blue lined paper, one sheet. Top of the first page and bottom of the third page (including final signature line) are very faded – difficult or impossible to read.] Camp near Atlanta Aug 2[5]/6[4] J.M. Love Dear father We are here all alive & doing well. Robert arrived here on the […] with Button. Button was […] sick [but] getting […] good health againg [……….] [……….] I can’t tell you what [……………………………………………..] [………………..] kind of government […….] [……………………………………………..] [……………………………………………..] [……………………………………………..] [……………………………………………..] [……………………………………………..] [……………………………………………..] [……………………………………………..] [……………………………………………..] [………………….] They were charging through a lane & I as holding horses about one hundred yards out in an old field. They began to shoot at me & the rest of the horse holders so we took with leaving got all our horses & everything else belonging to our co I have a splendid horse though he belongd to the C.S.A. I think we will whip these Yanks here at Atlanta Wheeler has gone to the sea & we hear that he has torn the R.R. up from Resacca to tunnell mountain & has blown up the the tunnell & has gone to fortifying himself we hear that he has enough troops to whip all the Yank cave in this dipartment (Page 2) There is a great many rumors about our getting furlougs this fall I am in hopes we may get them & come home alive once but if fate is against us & we have to stay I intend to stay here until I can come home honorably for a derserter now has no claim on any ones sympathy – I believe that we will come this fall that is if this fight ever gets over – good love to Ma & all the family respects to all enquiring friends Your Son John Dear Father & Mother I have but little news to write except I should tell you about the recent said & I suppose John has told you all about it however I will say this much that after fighting the yanks one day & a half they met the Infantry & they stopped them & we came up behind them & attacked them the Infantry quit fighting as soon as we attacked in their rear & they (the yanks) turned their whole attention to our brig.. & with about 4000 men they run over our brig. of about 400 but we continued to killed them until they all passed. We willed & wounded about 5 so one we lost one gun of our bat- tery & captured one gun & 4 fags from them they got a few of our horses. Gen. Kilpat- rick told two cit’s that he did not expect to whip Ross brig.. but he was going to run over it with over- whelming numbers.. & he done it but he (Page 3) did not make anything for he lost a good many men & horses wil he was at it for the boys all fought like bull dogs killing & wounding a great many after they commenced passing us – Gen. Wheeler has been in their rear 12 or 15 days & the understanding here is that he is going to stay there if they yanks do not reinforce enough to whip him & it is the general impression here that Gen. Sherman will have to attack soon or go back to Chattanooga. There is a great deal [……………….] [……………………………………………..] [……………………………………………..] [……………………………………………..] [……………………………………………..]


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  • Love Family Letters [84]
    The Love brothers - Cyrus, Samuel, James and John - fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The collection contains letters written by the family during the war.

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