Eldridge, Samuel A. Letter, 28 July 1862. ALS, 5pp.
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Original letter including typed comments and brief regiment history. Letter from Jefferson Barracks, MO to Eldridge's brother and sister describing capture of the 3rd. Minn. Inf. and 9th Mich. Inf. at battle of Murfreesboro, TN on July 12, 1862. Recounts in detail the surprise Rebel assault on the town square led by Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.
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