John Wayles [Hemings] Jefferson’s Account of the Battle of Fredericktown, Missouri, [after 21 Oct. 1861]
FROM THE EIGHTH REGIMENT. An Interesting Account of the Battle of Fredericktown. We received last evening a private letter from Major Jefferson, of the 8th Regiment, giving a very interesting account of the experiences of the Regiment since it left Camp Randall. Most of the facts have been...