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Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902 to Mary "Mollie" McLean

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02161.056 Author/Creator: Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902 Place Written: Bondsville, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 September 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

They are between the enemy and the river. Marching is very rough. The skin on his heels came off and he had to march the entire way in that condition.

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

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