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Stafford, Richard H., fl. 1837-1866 to Ma

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02618.017 Author/Creator: Stafford, Richard H., fl. 1837-1866 Place Written: Rapidan River, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 March 1862 Pagination: 2.5 p. ; 27 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

Writes that they have marched 60 miles or so. Reports that many soldiers have become sick. Describes the landscape as "rich." Written in camp along the Rapidan River.

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