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Newton, Isaac W., ca. 1841-1863. Letter, 5 September 1862. ALS, 3 pp.
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Content
In a letter to his father dated 5 Sept. 1862 at Louisville, Ky., Pvt. Isaac Newton of the 93rd Ohio describes the Union retreat from Lexington to Louisville after the Confederate victory at Richmond, Ky. He writes that his column had recently been forced to fall back after a brief skirmish near the Kentucky River. After an overnight halt at the Clay estate near Lexington, they burned their excess baggage and began the retreat. He identifies several officers and men who were left behind in the Lexington military hospital and captured by the enemy. He reports there are 15,000 to 20,000 men in Louisville and predicts they will march to Cincinnati.