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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01898.16 Author/Creator: Mortimer, Caleb C.E., 1835-1862 Place Written: Alexandria, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 March 1862 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Mentions being near Fitz-John Porter's battery and close to the fifth Massachusetts battery. Written from Camp Fitz John Porter.

Mortimer, Caleb C.E., 1835-1862

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