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Thompson, Wilmot, fl. 1864-1901 to my dear wife

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02740.36 Author/Creator: Thompson, Wilmot, fl. 1864-1901 Place Written: Hatches Run, VA Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 March 1865 Pagination: 4 p. ; 12.7 x 20.6 cm. Order a Copy

He is in site of the Rebels' picket line. They plan to surround them and starve them. They can't last much longer. He thinks he will come out all right.

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