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Wright, Sereno A., fl. 1862-1863 to Mother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02751.05 Author/Creator: Wright, Sereno A., fl. 1862-1863 Place Written: Camp Mansfield Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 November 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 16.3 cm Order a Copy

Rosetta came to visit him. He got a special pistol and had his name engraved on the butt of it. He does a battallion drill every day now.

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