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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