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Painter, Heber, 1841-1900 to George A. Frick

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02016.061 Author/Creator: Painter, Heber, 1841-1900 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 October 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 12.5 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Written to his uncle, George A. Frick of Danville, Pennsylvania. Reports that there was heavy fighting along the lines of the Tenth Corps yesterday.

Painter, Heber, 1841-1900
Frick, George A., fl. 1788-1864

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