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Cheney, Edward, fl. 1864 to Roelzo J. Warren

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00653.26 Author/Creator: Cheney, Edward, fl. 1864 Place Written: Brandy Station, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 7, 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : 2 envelopes ; 21 x 12 cm. Order a Copy

From a soldier in the Vermont corps. Discusses the Rappahannock Wilderness campaign. Written while he was hospitalized, the letter has some military content and mentions General Ulysses S. Grant.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Cheney, Edward, fl. 1864
Warren, Roelzo J., fl. 1864

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