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Epperly, Christian M., 1837-1904 to Mary Epperly

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02715.120 Author/Creator: Epperly, Christian M., 1837-1904 Place Written: North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 March 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

Reports that they have been ordered to Raleigh, North Carolina. Comments that he does not believe there are 14,000 men left in the Army of Tennessee.

Epperly, Christian M., 1837-1904

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