Meriwether-Troup-Coweta County GaArchives Military Records.....John M. McCrary Letter to wife Mary BOYD McCrary during Civil War July 18 1863
Civilwar - Letters 33rd Georgia Vol. Inf., Army of Tennessee
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Helena-Suzanne Shreve ElusiveShreves@yahoo.com March 2, 2004, 1:10 am

This first letter is archived with the Atlanta History Center, Archives MSS 
152: 
Excerpt from a letter from Pvt J.M. McCrary, 33rd Ga Vol Inf, Army of 
Tennessee, to his wife Mollie dated August 10, 1863 referring to a letter from 
his brother Cpl. R. C. McCrary, 8th Ga Vol Inf, Army of Northern Virginia, 
dated July 18, 1863: 
"I got a letter from Rufus a few days ago that was wrote the 18th of July. He 
was in good health and fine spirits. He was then near a little place called 
Dashville (?) 14 miles N of Winchester. He was in the battle of Gettysburg of 
Pa and two other skirmishes with the enemy. He said it was the hardest 
contested battle the Army of the Potomac was ever engaged in. The 8th Ga fought 
in close quarters for two hours and a half. He wrote that the Reg went in fight 
with 223 men and come out with 38 untouched. Henry Pope, Clint Edge, James 
Herndon was among wounded and Glen Allen is missing, supposed to be wounded and 
in the hands of the yanks. Henry and Jimmy wounded slight but Glen pretty badly 
wounded. He did not say whist Glen was wounded, Henry in the head and James 
Herndon in the side. There was 4 killed in his Co and 17 wounded." 


Additional Comments:
Submitted by G3Granddaughter Helena-Suzanne Shreve: I do not know when 
Grandfather John Mathew was taken POW & turned into Camp Douglas, Illinois but 
he was released 15 June 1865 (have his original release papers, & Oath framed).
Have the complete McCrary Family Tree for those related to Col. Robert & Mary 
BOURLAND McCrary of South Carolina (Grandfather Robert was a Col. in the Rev. 
War).

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