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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01898.19 Author/Creator: Mortimer, Caleb C.E. (1835-1862) Place Written: Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 May 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Camped eight miles from Richmond, Virginia. Mentions the reconnaissance balloon again. Marked "Camp of 3rd Mass Battery" and "near Chickahominy River, Va."

Mortimer, Caleb C.E., 1835-1862
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Soldier's Letter
Aviation
Military History
Civil War
Union Forces
Union Soldier's Letter
Ballooning
Military Camp
Artillery
The American Civil War

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