Civil War Letters, 1861-1866.

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Civil War Letters, 1861-1866.

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The letters of Brevet Brigadier General Thomas Jefferson Jordan, 9th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers (also known as the Lochiel Cavalry) are mostly to his wife, Jane. The majority of Jordan's letters were written in Tennessee and Kentucky where the 9th was stationed for most of the war, and contain personal observations on the social and economic conditions of the region, as well as descriptions of the 9th's numerous skirmishes with the Confederate cavalry led by John Hunt Morgan and Nathan Bedford Forrest. Jordan's letters also record the role played by his regiment in the invasion of Georgia, Sherman's March to the Sea, and the Carolina campaigns. The battles at Thompson's Station, Tullahoma, Averasboro, and Bentonville are among the larger engagements described by Jordan. A small portion of these letters describe Jordan's capture on 9 July 1862, his detention in the infamous Castle Thunder Prison in Richmond, Va., and his subsequent release as part of a prisoner exchange in December of the same year. There are also letters from various government officials to Jane Jordan, notifying her of Jordan's capture and informing her of the efforts being made on his behalf.

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Castle Thunder Prison.

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Jordan, Jane.

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Pennsylvania. Volunteers.

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