Title: George E. Moore Letter

Date/Date Range :   1863 October 9

Extent: .1 linear feet

Abstract:

This October 9, 1863, letter is to a Mr. A. Douglas from George E. Moore of the Signal Corps under Gen. Thomas in Chattanooga, TN. Moore notifies Douglas that rebel forces captured John [no last name] as a prison of war when returning from the Sequachee Valley, and he details the circumstances surrounding the capture.

Call number: MS-3047

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Collection purchased by the UT Special Collections Library in November 2006.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], George E. Moore Letter, MS-3047. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of one letter.

No biographical information could be located.

This October 9, 1863, letter is to a Mr. A. Douglas from George E. Moore of the Signal Corps under Gen. [probably George Henry] Thomas in Chattanooga, TN. Moore notifies Douglas that rebel forces captured John [no last name] as a prison of war when returning from the Sequachee Valley, and he details the circumstances surrounding the capture.

• Moore, George E.
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.