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Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.110.01 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Place Written: Fredericksburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 December 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

He describes a day of tremendous and continuous artillery. They lost very few men and only one of his friends was wounded but not seriously. Written in camp opposite Fredericksburg

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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