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Military maneuvers -- Georgia

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Francis Lawton Mobley Papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1008
Scope and Content The bulk of the collection is a series of letters from Lt. Francis Lawton Mobley to his wife, Rhoda Gaskins Mobley during his time of service in the Civil War. Lt. Mobley illustrates daily camp life for his wife and reports on his general health and well-being. In most letters he reports his current location and the various ailments afflicting the men in his regiment. The most common ailments mentioned were "Brain" fever, chills, measles, mumps, and diarrhea as well as battle field...
Dates: 1861-1916, undated; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1862