Letter from Ted Barclay to Hannah Moore Barclay, July 13, 1863 (correspondence)
Author
Barclay, Ted, 1844-1915
Subject
Arnold, John Henry, 1845-1866
Barclay, Elihu Alexander
Paton, Horace Alexander, 1843-1909
Whitmore, George W., 1824-1885
Spohr, James W., 1836-1903
Battle of Gettysburg (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania : 1863)
Maryland -- Hagerstown
Pennsylvania -- Williamsport
United States -- Potomac River Valley
Hill, A. P. (A. Powell)
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Jones, John Robert, 1828-1901
Longstreet, James, 1821-1904
Lyle, John Newton, 1839-1925
Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872
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Reports army entrenched north of Potomac River from Hagerstown to Williamsport. Meade pursuing very slowly. Anticipates battle, retreat across river (after Battle of Gettysburg). Reports army's morale high, clothing ragged, transportation inadequate. Regrets loss of friends killed, wounded, captured. Mentions that he has not heard from "Cousin Sandy" whose full name is Elihu Alexander Barclay. There are three files available: a PDF transcription, a plain text transcription, and a PDF which was created from scans of the original document.