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Creator/Title
Porter, Attia, 1847-1917. Letter, 30 July 1863. 3 pp.
Call No.
Mss. C P
Content
This item is a facsimile of a letter dated 30 July 1863 from Attia Porter to her cousin, Pvt. John C. Andrews of the 43rd Indiana Infantry, in which she describes the clash in Corydon, Indiana on 9 July 1863 between John Hunt Morgan's rebel raiders and Col. Lewis Jordan's 6th Regiment, Indiana Legion. She writes, "We learned Tuesday night that they had crossed the (Ohio) river and had disgraced the soil of Indiana." She continues, "on one of the hills overlooking the town (we) had a grand battle," adding, "After the general skedaddle, Col. Jordon wisely put up the white flag." She declares, "I think that was the awfullest day I ever passed in my life."