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Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864 to Lile Miller

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02155.060 Author/Creator: Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864 Place Written: Fredericksburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 August 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.3 cm Order a Copy

Miller writes to his wife. Laments that his knapsack, containing a picture of Lile and his son, Charley, may have been lost. Complains of the swamps in Virginia (especially the Chickahominy Swamp).

Miller, Michael M., fl. 1861-1864
McClellan, George B., 1826-1885
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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