Spencer, George A., fl. 1862-1864 [Collection of George A. Spencer] [Decimalized .01-.10]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00653.21 Author/Creator: Spencer, George A., fl. 1862-1864 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1862-1864 Pagination: 10 items Order a Copy
Spencer served with the 7th Rhode Island Volunteer infantry, in I Company. He includes in his letters to his parents a sketched map (entrenchments before Petersburg) and diagrams of tents, and artillery. Spencer was captured at Fredericksburg and paroled. Also includes a handwritten poem titled "Ellsworth's Avengers."
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