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Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902 to Norman R. Dewey

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02161.126 Author/Creator: Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902 Place Written: Chesterfield, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 May 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 12.4 cm Order a Copy

A dispatch from Grant came saying he had taken Johnson's whole division. One of the batteries from Camp Barry was lost but then retaken by the 13th division. He is afraid Charley will have a hand in the fighting.

Dewey, Orville S., fl. 1861-1902

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