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Atlanta Campaign, 1864

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Harrison E. Randall letter

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS669f
Scope and Content

This collection contains a letter written in Decatur, Georgia, on October 3, 1864, by Randall to his father. He speculates that there will be no fall campaign by General William T. Sherman and describes the arrival of Union prisoners released from Andersonville Prison in Andersonville, Georgia. Randall conveys the news of the death of his friend David S. Booream from wounds, and discusses his pay and promises to send some home.

Dates: 1864 October 3