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civil war starts
They civil war starts thus starts the the battle of the yankees and the rebals. -
Camp Lindsey first letter to his father
this is the first letter he has sent home since he left but it went out lait because all the boys in his camp were loud and he couldnt figure out what to write he explains how he is doing and how it has been raining for days and that he hasnt been out the quarters for such a long time. he writes about how he wants his brother to go to school and get an education and he wishes his family the best. -
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jhon millers letters
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Camp Lindsey 2nd letter to his rother
he resived the letters from his father and his brother. so he writes that his dad will be staying with his brother because he was feeling sick and could not take care of himself.and he sends them a photo to remember him. -
Camp Taylor fourth letter to his father
He talks about how he recived his brothers letters and how his father was not well and he hopes he feels better soon and he talks about his brother is getting out of school soon and how he is sending pictures so they can remember him. -
Camp Carrington 3rd letter to his father
they haved moved camps because the last camp was to easy on the solders and this camp has alot more work and disipline and that the way he liked to be trained. he said there was about 5 to 6 million troops in camp Carrington not to menchion the the hundreds around the citiy. -
Greensburg from his brother fifth letter
He talks about how they are leave to Lawrenceburg at 6 oclock that morning but they still havent started the cars are ready to go and that the service is getting stricture and more hard. -
Camp Taylor to his father sixth letter
he says that he left for Lawrenceburg last friday and arrived saterday at sundown and how he is in one of the best coloniels in the sevice McChriston is his name. -
Camp near Nashville, Tennesse to his father seventh letter
He talk about how he never recives letters and he would like to hear from them. left louisville last saterday and arrived in nashville last sunday morning. -
In Camp near Nashville, Tennessee to his father eight letter
he talks about how they are leaving to go to knoxville he talks about how he is living in a tent with nothing in between him and the ground but a oilcloth. how there division isnt numbered yet and there are hundreds of men. -
Greencastle a letter from his father nineth letter
his dad talks about how he has recived the letters and how he is glad that he is doing well and he said that his health was really bad -
Chattanooga a letter to his father tenth letter
he has recived his fathers letter and he iss happy to know that he is doing better he tells about the little fightsw that happen in the camp and how training gets more dificult and more danger. -
Camp in the field a letter to his father 11th letter
he tells more about the training and the entensity and that he wishes he would write more and his heath is great but he got hurt in a fight one of the other soldiers because we disagreed on what happened after lights out.something happend to the extra food and he blamed me for it. -
Near Marietta, Georgia a letter to his father 12th letter
He tells his father how much he appreciates his letters and that it does a solder great gladness when he gets a letter.they said that there food is running short and in a few monthes if they dont get good rations they will run out of food. -
Headquarters a letter from his uncle 13th letter
his uncle writes to him that people are talking about him were he is and there complimenting him and he is glad to hear that he is doing well. -
Greencastle, IN a letter from his father 14th letter
his father writes to him he tells that the next door naighbor has recived letters from his boy that you are a very good solder and that your friend joe is a good soldier. and to let you know our cops are running low if this drought will not stop we will be runing out of food soon to. -
Before Atlanta a letter to his father 15th letter
he writes to his father that he got his letter the morning of this dayand he is sad to hear that his father is not doing well and he hopes that his father will be well and harty by the time he gets this letter.he said that his friend Newt Matkin is not well he turning out to be a good soldier but he is with his friend in the hospital. -
Decatur, Ga a letter to his father 16th letter
he writes to his father that they have settled in there camps and have fixed them up to and there food is nicer and not running low . -
Decatur, GA a letter to his brother 18th letter
he writes to his brother and he talks about how he knows mother is sick and he hopes she feels better and that the old mill has burnt down and he is very saorry about that and he talks about how he does not now how many battles they have been but every time they move locations someone has invaded there camp and it ends up beeing a battle. -
Decatur, GA a letter to his father the 17th letter
he writes to his father about some of the men are getting sick and the doctars cant find out whats wrong and that his father is better than befor but now his mother is badly sick and cont move he hopes that by the time this letter reaches them then she will be better and then he talks about the haighbors boys have been drafted so they can show some of there loyalty and there strength. -
Camp near Chattanooga a letter to his father 19th letter
he tells them that he is worried cause he has not got a letter back in a long time and that he is worried so can they please write back and that they had to move locations again there were sirons blaring and they didnt know what was happening and that they had to move rite then.he tells about how they marched so long and that it was 28 miles and it felt like mothes befor thay reached Chattanooga. -
Nashville, Tenn a letter to his father 20th letteer
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Greencastle, IN a letter from his father 21st letter
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Nashville, Tenn a letter to his father 22nd letter
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"christmas eve"Camp near Columbia, Tenn. a letter to his brother prestion 23rd letter
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Convalescent Camp a letter from his friend 24th letter
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Camp near Washington, D.C. a letter to his father 25th letter
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Greencastle, IN a letter from his father 26th letter
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Fort Anderson, North Carolina a letter to his father 27th letter
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Fort Anderson, North Carolina a letter to his brother preston 28th letter
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Camp in the field near Kingston, North Carolina a letter for his father 29th letter
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Camp near Senior Institute, North Carolina a letter for his father 30ht letter
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the civil war ends
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the civil war ends
thus ends the civil war not knowing wether john r miller lived or not . but the war sends the north on with a victory. -
Greensboro, N.C a letter to his father 31st lettter
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Greencastle, IN a letter from his father 32nd letter
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Charlotte, N.C a letter to his father 33rd letter
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Camp at Charlotte, NC the last letter to his father.
