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Oakes, Cyrus, fl. 1862-1864 to S. P. Oakes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03136.021 Author/Creator: Oakes, Cyrus, fl. 1862-1864 Place Written: Franklin, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 March 1863 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; 24.3 x 18.4 cm. Order a Copy

Written on verso of "Premable and Resolutions adopted by the Second Brigade, General Baird's Division, in Camp near Nashville, Tenn., March 2, 1863."

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