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1. J. E. Crow letter of February 11, 1893 - February 11, 1893

   Mr. Crow informs Bernard that his books have arrived and he is canvassing among the old veterans. He says they are interested but most, as a rule, do not have the money and have a hard time raising any money. Crow asks Bernard if he has noticed that very few old soldiers have succeeded. Many say that when they entered the Confederate Army, they were too young to know about business matters, and when released from service, they were too old to lea...

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2. J. E. Crow letter of November 16, 1892 - November 16, 1892

   John E. Crow writes to Bernard that he has received a letter from a Dr. C. B. Sanders of Acton, Massachusetts. The Doctor has read the "Rural Messenger" of November 5, 1892, in which he read with interest Crow's account of the Battle of the Crater, and thinks that he (Sanders) is the Lieutenant that Crow captured. Sanders thinks that Crow was a little strong in his account of how severe he was on the captured soldier. Sanders remembers giving ...

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3. J. E. Crow letter of October 10, 1892 - October 10, 1892

   Crow states he has received a postal card from Bernard, and that what he had written previously was just adding to the story that Bernard had told. Crow never expected that what he had written would be published, and that he had not even seen Bernard's "prospectus." Crow says there is too much about himself in the letter, and there are probably some inaccuracies, as he wrote from memory after 28 years, and also it was carelessly written. If th...

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4. J. E. Crow letter of October 8, 1892 - October 8, 1892

   Mr. Crow writes to Bernard - "I notice that Pvt. Stith says, he did not reload his Gun after the first fire, and fought only with the bayonet afterwards." Crow states his long-standing belief that Stith fired one of the shots at a Negro soldier, when he was [running?] into our lines, but Crow says he does not pretend to contradict Stith. He then refers to the regimental alignment which put company "E" next to the 41st infantry. He believes that i...

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5. John E. Crow letter of October 23, 1892 - October 23, 1892

   These 28 pages are written in pencil. The first page has writing on the back, which becomes page 2. After page 24, there is a jump in the page numbering which suddenly goes to page 48. The reason for this is unknown. Crow received a letter from Bernard and is responding. He mentions that he approves of Bernard's suggestions. The first part relates to an incident when Crow stated his gun was empty as he approached the traverse. He saw a Federal...

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