Letters, 1832-1865 ; (bulk 1862-1865).

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Letters, 1832-1865 ; (bulk 1862-1865).

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Letters of Jones to his wife concerning commodity prices in Richmond, Va.; his tobacco crop and factory; and war news, including descriptions of the battle of Seven Pines, 1862; the Seven Days' battle, 1862; Stuart's raids around McClellan's army, 1862; the siege of Washington, N.C., 1863; the Gettysburg campaign; and Jones' life in military prison at Johnson's Island, Ohio, 1863-1865.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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