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Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864 to Jacob Buntly

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04190.04 Author/Creator: Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 January 1863 Pagination: Order a Copy

Predicts a battle soon at Port Hudson, Louisiana. Mentions smallpox.

Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Epidemic
Disease
Medical History
Civil War
Military History
Confederate States of America
Confederate Soldier's Letter
Soldier's Letter
Battle
Battle of Port Hudson
The American Civil War

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