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    Letter from Ted Barclay to Hannah Moore Barclay, July 13, 1863 (correspondence)

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    Date
    1863-07-13
    Author
    Barclay, Ted, 1844-1915
    Subject
    Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
    Confederate States of America. Army. Liberty Hall Volunteers
    United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence
    Rockbridge County (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
    Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
    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
    Hagerstown (Md.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
    Williamsport (Pa.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
    Potomac River Valley (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
    Arnold, John Henry, 1845-1866
    Barclay, Elihu Alexander
    Paton, Horace Alexander, 1843-1909
    Whitmore, George W., 1824-1885
    Spohr, James W., 1836-1903
    Letters
    Barclay, Ted, 1844-1915
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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.
     
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