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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.117 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: Folly Island, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 October 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 15.5 cm, Width: 10 cm Order a Copy

Received pile of mail, including a letter from Edwin and Mary [abolitionist relations] which "didn't set very well on my stomach." Health of other soldiers; comments that Charleston probably will not fall right away. News reports of Rosecrans and Burnside worry him.

Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918

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