Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Ewell (Benjamin S.), at Camp near Morton, Mississippi, to Elizabeth S. Ewell, 1863 July 23
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7, Object: 16
Identifier: id178948
Scope and Contents
Ewell writes of the Battle at Big Black River near Vicksburg. 24,000 men against 75,000 and they were at a disadvantage being hemmed in by the river and a small bridge. He says losing Vicksburg was an unexcusable blunder. He notes that Tennessee regrets their secession. The Yankees are not gentlemen.
Dates:
1863 July 23