Fairchild, Lewis D., 1829-? to Sephronia Fairchild
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.06.12 Author/Creator: Fairchild, Lewis D., 1829-? Place Written: Alexandria, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 May 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 21.0 x 26.0 cm. Order a Copy
Fairchild writes to his wife from a camp near Alexandria, Virginia that he is frustrated by the delay of being mustered out. Anticipates he will be home no later than 1 July 1865. Informs that the last of the Rebel forces in Texas surrendered and his old commander, General Winfield S. Hancock, now commands the Veteran's Corps. Comments what a terrible fighter General Hancock was. Reports that a photograph of their regiment will go to New York Governor Reuben E. Fenton.
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