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Hall, Edward H., fl. 1860-1917 [Collection of Edward H. Hall, A company, 1st battalion, Maryland, cavalry] [decimalized]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02234 Author/Creator: Hall, Edward H., fl. 1860-1917 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1860-1917 Pagination: 44 items Order a Copy

The Edward H. Hall Papers consist predominantly of Hall's correspondence to his mother, father, and sister during his service as a private in the 1st Maryland Cavalry, C.S.A. Hall was captured and held at Point Lookout, Md., from 1864-1865; most of the correspondence held here dates from his years of internment as a POW. The collection also contains one pre-war letter, and several post-war items pertaining to reunions of Hall's regiment. More detailed inventory available.

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