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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.147 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 July 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.5 x 13 cm. Order a Copy

Written on U.S. Christian Commission stationery. More discussion of artillery shelling and trenches; predicts a possible evacuation; worries over not having heard from his wife; better rations; illness. Written in a camp near Petersburg, Virginia

Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918

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