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Creator/Title
Jarvis, George Perry, 1843-1920. Letters, 1861-1862. 2 items
Call No.
Mss. C J
Content
A private in Co. C of the 3rd Ohio Infantry, Jarvis writes to his family from Camp Jefferson on Bacon Creek in Hart County, Ky. Although he comments that Union forces in the vicinity are "doing very little", he reports the recent destruction of the L&N railroad bridge on the Green River and frequent sounds of artillery in the distance. In a letter dated 29 Dec. 1861, he reports that Union artillerymen fired on a Munfordville home that displayed the Confederate flag. In a letter dated 2 Jan.1862, he discusses the Trent Affair and describes at length a local dance as well as a visit to one of the many caves nearby.