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Blanchard, Ira, 1835-? to Mary (Wright) Kellogg

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.31.04 Author/Creator: Blanchard, Ira, 1835-? Place Written: Joliet, Illinois Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 June 1861 Pagination: 4 p. ; 19.2 x 25.9 cm. Order a Copy

Blanchard writes to Mary Wright from Camp Goodell. Reflects on the possibility of being killed. Reports his regiment is now part of the U.S. Army under Union General George B. McClellan, and they will be moving to western Virginia. Letter is very faded and largely illegible, with a Union emblem.

Blanchard, Ira, 1835-?
Kellogg, Mary Wright, 1844-1912
McClellan, George B., 1826-1885

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