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Mortimer, Caleb C.E., 1835-1862 to his wife

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01898.14 Author/Creator: Mortimer, Caleb C.E., 1835-1862 Place Written: Hall's Hill, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 16, 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Mentions that General John H. Martindale wants to get Mortimer's battery attached to his brigade as Martindale thinks "this is the ne plus ultra of batteries." Written from Camp Follett.

Mortimer, Caleb C.E., 1835-1862
Martindale, John Henry, 1815-1881

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