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Parrott, Henry C., fl. 1861-1877 to sister

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03858.02.13 Author/Creator: Parrott, Henry C., fl. 1861-1877 Place Written: Winchester, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 July 1863 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 25.3 cm Order a Copy

Henry is sorry to hear that Sophia is not well and regrets that he cannot see her unless the war ends before the fall "which seems favorable now." They marched 65 miles in knee deep mud with after 30,000 Confederates in ten days. Some of the men used the Confederate supplies for the Winchester Daily Bulletin to publish their own version and he encloses a copy. He is in command of another company whose officers were wounded at Stone River.

Parrott, Henry C., fl. 1861-1877
Parrott, Sophia, fl. 1861-1877
Parrott, Margaret, fl. 1861-1877
Parrott, John A., fl. 1861-1877
Morgan, fl. 1861-1877
Post, Philip Sidney, 1833-1895
Rosecrans, William S., 1819-1898
Vallandingham, fl. 1861-1877
Bragg, fl. 1862-1865
Grose, William, 1812-1900

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