Letter from Ted Barclay to Hannah Moore Barclay, July 13, 1863 (correspondence)
Date
1863-07-13Author
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. There are three files available: a PDF transcription, a plain text transcription, and a PDF which was created from scans of the original document.