Letters of Harve A. Marckres, 1861 -1926, (bulk 1864, June 3 - July 21).

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Letters of Harve A. Marckres, 1861 -1926, (bulk 1864, June 3 - July 21).

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Letters that Marckres wrote home between April 24, 1861 and July 21, 1864. The first letter (1861, Apr. 21) describes the "great excitement" that gripped Peacham, including a rousing town hall called up by " 5 or 6 of we boys" to discuss raising of a company and the enthusiastic response it received and raising of a "Liberty pole" on the town square. The seven letters written in the summer of 1864 describe the fighting in Virginia, including the battles of Cold Harbor, Wilson's raid on South Side & Danville Railroad, and the siege of Petersburg, discuss the commanding officers, including Ulysses S. Grant and James Harrison Wilson, and provide updates on the war news.

9 letters, also discharge and pension papers.

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