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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.146 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Place Written: Suffolk, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 April 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

He writes that some of the officers had their wives with them for a while but were ordered to leave at Norfolk. Tells the story of how Col. Kimball was murdered by General Cocoran.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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