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Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 To his wife

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.089 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: Suffolk, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 May 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Picket duty; worries that he might have to cross the river again to take the fort (see #85). Estimates forces on Union side. Written in a camp near Suffolk, Virginia

Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918

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