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Churchill, Byron, 1846-? to: Drazilla Churchill.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03859.21 Author/Creator: Churchill, Byron, 1846-? Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 July 1864 Pagination: 3 p. : Order a Copy

Churchill reports the evacuation of the enemy from their works the night before last, and men are now engaged in "reversing the rebel works." All is quiet as of this morning. Churchill tells how he spent the Fourth of July marching 16 miles or more, suffering terribly in the heat and the dust.

Churchill, Byron, 1846-1933

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