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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02173.42 Author/Creator: Scarborough, William H., fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Mobile, AL Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 May 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

He calls the Confederate cause "desperate." He refers to his country as a "a precious jewel." As he writes a loud explosion is heard.

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