Monday, January 7, 2013

Wednesday, January 7, 1863

Kate & I went to see Maggie who is sick with diptheria -- Lizzie there in afternoon.  The papers are full of details of fighting at the [South] Rosecrans defeated Bragg at Murpheesboro after five days hard fighting & captured the place last Sunday -- Our loss from 7 to 10,000.  Gen Sullivan also defeated Forrest’s rebel cavalry at Cross Roads -- a brilliant affair -- Gen Sherman fighting at Vicksburg -- 

Peggy's comments:
The victory by Rosecrans was a most welcome one for the Union after the many recent losses.  An excellent article is here, published by the NY Times Disunion blog.

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