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Denson, Virginius S., fl. 1842 to Mr. Denson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03135.02.06 Author/Creator: Denson, Virginius S., fl. 1842 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 May 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy

Writes to his brother discussing a battle in which he is wounded. When he was wounded, his pants were "torn and shot all to pieces and drenched in blood and my shoes came off my feet while a going through the mud, but that did not stop me..."

Denson, Virginius S., fl. 1842

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