William Mitchell wrote home to his father John on October 9, 1862 describing in detail the fighting and the casualties suffered by his unit the prior day in the Battle of Perryville.

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William S. Mitchell [Milwaukee]

Mitchell, William S., 1842-1863. Letters, 1861-1863.

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