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Bope, Abraham, 1837-? to Lydia Bope

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.03.22 Author/Creator: Bope, Abraham, 1837-? Place Written: Chattanooga, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 August 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 24.8 cm Order a Copy

Bope writes to his mother from camp in Chattanooga. Letter is faded and almost illegible. Mentions Union General William T. Sherman's position outside Atlanta. Refers to Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and John Hood.

Bope, Abraham, 1837-?
Bope, Lydia, 1812-1889

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