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John Kennedy Street papers, 1858-1899

John Kennedy Street (1837–1914), 1858

Named on the page for Battle of Stones River.

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Passages that name the battle; the whole book is at Internet Archive.

31 December 1862 – 2 January 1863

Battle of Stones River

ALSO A CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Battle Of Murfreesboro'

ALSO A CIVIL WAR VETERAN
My Dear Ninnie. Sunday |an 4'*' - 1 wrote you a letter yesterday giving you an account of the battle of Murfreesboro but there being so much irregularity in the mail I prefer to send it by hand as there will be several going home from the Regt in a few days. I wrote you in my last letter that it was hiehiy probible we would retreat naving held the battle ground tnree days buried all the oead and carried off every thing of any value. I herewith send you an account of

ALSO A CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Dear I had forgotten to state in a former letter that John McCarb^ (Uncle Mcs nephew) was severly wounded in both feet in the battle of Murfreesboro, by a minnie ball - same ball shot both feet.

ALSO A CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Since the battle of Murfreesboro Gen Wheeler has made the entire curcuit of the enemy distrqying all the rail road bridges between Nashville and Murfreesboro.

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