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Cook, Gustave, 1835-1897 to Eliza Cook

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02570.38 Author/Creator: Cook, Gustave, 1835-1897 Place Written: Shelbyville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 January 1863 Pagination: 6 p. Order a Copy

Long letter discusses camp news, campaigns. Written near Shelbyville, Tennessee.

Cooke, Gustave, fl. 1861-1865

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