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to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.103 Author/Creator: Place Written: Camp opposite Falmouth, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 01 December 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 21.2 cm, Width: 13.1 cm Order a Copy

He talks about the change in leadership from McClellan to Burnside. He writes that McClellan is a genius but he failed to fight sometimes.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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