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Abstract | Robert M. Jefferies (fl. 1863) was an officer in the 115th Pennsylvania Volunteers, United States Army, who served in Virginia during the Civil War. The collection includes letters, 26 August 1863 and 16 November 1863, from Lieutenant Jefferies, written from army camps in Virginia, mentioning participation in battles at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, 2nd Bull Run, and Kelly's Ford on the Rappahannock, and describing the condition of Confederate prisoners. |
Creator | Jefferies, Robert M., fl. 1863. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, May 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Robert M. Jefferies (fl. 1863) was an officer in the 115th Pennsylvania Volunteers, United States Army, who served in Virginia during the Civil War.
Back to TopThe collection includes letters, 26 August 1863 and 16 November 1863, from Robert M. Jefferies of the 115th Pennsylvania Volunteers, written from army camps in Virginia, mentioning participation in battles at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, 2nd Bull Run, and Kelly's Ford on the Rappahannock, and describing the condition of Confederate prisoners.
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Letters, 1863 |