Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 To his wife
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.090 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: Suffolk, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 May 1863 Pagination: 8 p. ; 20 x 13 cm. Order a Copy
Battle letter. Sent into battle as skirmisher, rebel pickets abandon their posts as the Federals advance but the advance is slowed. GT's gun tube bursts. Other regiments drive the rebels off. Speculates that their advance was intended as a probe of the enemy position. Reports rebels evacuated the next day. Written in a camp near Suffolk, Virginia
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