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Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906 to Franz Sigel

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02458.12 Author/Creator: Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906 Place Written: Centreville, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 November 1862 Pagination: Order a Copy

Reporting Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart's movements, based on the accounts of a paroled Confederate Prisoner. One bust engraving of Schurz incldued as collateral.

Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906
Sigel, Franz, 1824-1902

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