Monday, November 4, 2013

November 5, 1863---"The Yankeees had gained a lot of ground."



NOVEMBER 5, 1863:          

Matt Turner served as Assistant Surgeon in the 22nd Alabama Regiment. His force was part of Bragg’s Army of Tennessee. In a letter home, Turner admitted that “the Yankees had gained a lot of ground,” and that, though they were not presently engaged, his unit had “not seen the last of this war” and that another gory battle would occur before too long.  Despite Turner’s misgivings, he was always happy to get letters from home, and shared the good news that he had acquired a relative rarity---a tent with a stove and chimney---so that was no longer suffering from chills from sleeping on the ground.