Blanchard, John, fl. 1862-1864 to Esther Ann Kinney
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02162.11 Author/Creator: Blanchard, John, fl. 1862-1864 Place Written: Alexandria, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 11, 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 25 cm, Width: 21.7 cm Order a Copy
re: After the battle of Locust, or Orange Grove [November 27, 1863], John Blanchard sustained a "Gun Shot wound in the left arm between the elbow and Shoulder." He spent more than six weeks in the hospital, promising to see the war out "if I have to serve out to this Hospital, give me my arm and I will enlist for three year longer." Written at the Baptist Church Hospital.
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