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Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? to mother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04662.072 Author/Creator: Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1864/8/6 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

He is on his way back to the front. He has seen a physician about his "comforter" trouble. It caused his eye to swell shut and had to be opened by the doctor.

Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?

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