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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.202 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Place Written: Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 02 June 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

He arrived at the White House landing. He endured heavy fighting. They have lost forty men. He writes that his wife and children are constantly on his mind. Skirmishing continues.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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