Parrott, John A. to sister
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03858.01.22 Author/Creator: Parrott, John A. Place Written: Camp Andersons Cross Roads, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 November 1863 Pagination: 4 p ; 21.6 x 20.9 cm Order a Copy
sister [Sophia Parrott] He is glad that she is feeling better. He is anxious for his sister to meet his wife. He believes he will be able "to stand the service till the balance of the Regt is muster out" on 1 September, a "day of rejoicing." Neither his regiment nor Henry's was in the "big Battle," "the first one we ever kept out of."
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