Mortimer, Caleb C.E., 1835-1862 to his wife
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01898.08 Author/Creator: Mortimer, Caleb C.E., 1835-1862 Place Written: Hall's Hill, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 December 1861 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.2 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy
Mentions being in General Fitz-John Porter's division. Read a piece in the Boston Herald about Porter's Battery being in a skirmish and Sargeant Barnes shooting a rebel but says it was all a lie. Describes meeting Abraham Lincoln at Captain Griffin's wedding in Washington. "... it was a big time I had the honor of being introduced to old Abe and several members of the cabinet..."
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