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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.118 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: Folly Island, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 October 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy

Notes that it is his tenth wedding anniversary and writes that the thought of her distance and the time remaining cause "a choaking sensation" and tears. Says that he is the only man in Co. H with a family. Mentions slow siege of Charleston, health, selling his whiskey ration; recruiting officer sent away by commanding officer.

Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918

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