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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 15. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 2 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: December 29, 1863., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
Letter from a Dying soldier. --The Alabama papers publish the following letter from private John Moseley, a youth who gave up his life at Gettysburg: Battle-Field, Gettysburg, Pang., July 4th, 1863. Dear Mother: I am here a prisoner of war and mortally wounded. I can live but a few hours more at farthest. I was shot fifty yards from the enemy's line. They have been exceedingly kind to me. I have no doubts as to the final results of this battle, and I hope I may live long enough to hear the shouts of victory yet before I die. I am very weak. Do not mourn my loss. I had hoped to have been spared, but a righteous God has ordered it otherwise, and I feel prepared to trust my case in His hands. Farewell to you all. Pray that God may receive my soul. Your unfortunate son, John. So brave, to calm, so uncomplaining and With nothing sordid about him, his whole mind was engaged with the great questions of the monument — his country's cause, h