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William Elmer Thorp correspondence, 1846-1868

1861-07-24 William E. Thorpe to James M. Coveney Page 4

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4 the scotch Highlander regiment and the 27th all from N. Y. also the Maine 2d I believe. And some of the Mass. & Wisconsin Regiments and one regiment from Michigan the N.Y. 12th they say run like the d--l But I have now told you about all I can about the battle from the accounts given me by the soldiers who came back to here they came in very irregular every man for himself without regard to any company or regiment and indeed a great many did not know where their officers were and some said their officers did not go in with them at all and Jim to express my candid opinion it was all owing to our men having poor officers that
 
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