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Z 1375.000
MCELROY (CYRUS DECATUR) LETTER
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Cyrus Decatur McElroy was a volunteer in Company H, 31st Mississippi Infantry.
On leaving home for service in the Confederate army, C. D. McElroy promised his wife that he would keep a diary of his experiences and send portions of it to her in the form of letters whenever opportunity offered. This letter reflects his Civil War experiences during 1862.