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Dodge, Nelson E., fl. 1862-1864 [Collection of Nelson E. Dodge and John Blanchard, D company, 2nd regiment, Vermont, infantry] [decimalized]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02162 Author/Creator: Dodge, Nelson E., fl. 1862-1864 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1862-1864 Pagination: 15 items, 14 env. Order a Copy

Both Dodge and Blanchard were Privates from Barre, Vermont. Letters mention skirmishes, troop movements, camp life and difficulties in the Army of the Potomac. Includes photograph. Some letters to Esther Kinney. Inventory available.

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