two letters, 1st a 4pp to his brother and sister, dated Feb. 23, 1863 in camp near Murfreesboro, Tenn. Talks of camp life and how some were considering taking a boat and deserting, but not wanting to trust the Rebels who operated the boat, talks of the battle of Murfreesboro and looking forward to fighting the rebels again, as he is sure they can beat them. Second letter dated Dec. 29, 1863 and now near Knoxville, 2-page letter talking about the fellow soldiers who have reenlisted for 3 more years and the push to get him to reenlist, but he has not yet made up his mind, talks of reinforcing Burnside and the fact that Longstreet has left to return to Virginia. While John was a better-than-average speller for the time, he uses no punctuation, but still his letters are easily read. John E. Horth enlisted in 1861 at Camp King, near Covington, Ky, and he did eventually decide to reenlist, but was wounded at Rocky Face Ridge, in Ga., and died of wounds in Chattanooga, 5/23/64. The 23rd Ky Infantry. Their 1st engagement was Murfreesboro, later engagements included Browns Ferry, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, New Hope Church, Pine Top, Kennesaw Mt., Smyrna, Atlanta, Lovejoy Station, Franklin, and Nashville. Lot includes a printed soldier's and unit history from Civil War Database. Provenance: The Dave Delling Collection of Western Americana, Condition: Minor even toning, VG.
two letters, 1st a 4pp to his brother and sister, dated Feb. 23, 1863 in camp near Murfreesboro, Tenn. Talks of camp life and how some were considering taking a boat and deserting, but not wanting to trust the Rebels who operated the boat, talks of the battle of Murfreesboro and looking forward to fighting the rebels again, as he is sure they can beat them. Second letter dated Dec. 29, 1863 and now near Knoxville, 2-page letter talking about the fellow soldiers who have reenlisted for 3 more years and the push to get him to reenlist, but he has not yet made up his mind, talks of reinforcing Burnside and the fact that Longstreet has left to return to Virginia. While John was a better-than-average speller for the time, he uses no punctuation, but still his letters are easily read. John E. Horth enlisted in 1861 at Camp King, near Covington, Ky, and he did eventually decide to reenlist, but was wounded at Rocky Face Ridge, in Ga., and died of wounds in Chattanooga, 5/23/64. The 23rd Ky Infantry. Their 1st engagement was Murfreesboro, later engagements included Browns Ferry, Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, New Hope Church, Pine Top, Kennesaw Mt., Smyrna, Atlanta, Lovejoy Station, Franklin, and Nashville. Lot includes a printed soldier's and unit history from Civil War Database. Provenance: The Dave Delling Collection of Western Americana, Condition: Minor even toning, VG.
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