Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864 to Jacob Buntly
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04190.06 Author/Creator: Buntly, G.W., fl. 1862-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 1863 Pagination: Order a Copy
Discusses personal affairs, his good health, and his wish for clothes.
Notes the Union will "will meet a sad fait for we have a bout 115 or 120 Guns on the Bank of the River" in addition to the Confederate fleet. Also mentions he has heard that conscripts have to report for duty soon.
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