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Burton, Henry Stanton, fl. 1816-1869 to Henry Jackson Hunt

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.022 Author/Creator: Burton, Henry Stanton, fl. 1816-1869 Place Written: Fredericksburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 14, 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 13.1 cm, Width: 10 cm Order a Copy

Reports location near Salem Church with plans to proceed. Written in pencil. Printed date of 1863 is belied by the place of writing: Salem Church was abandoned by Union forces by this time in May 1863, but was the site of a battle in 1864 shortly after this date. Written at Salem Church

Burton, Henry Stanton, fl. 1816-1869
Hunt, Henry Jackson, 1819-1889

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