Thompson, Joseph, fl. 1863-1864 to Sarah Ogden
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.089 Author/Creator: Thompson, Joseph, fl. 1863-1864 Place Written: Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 April 1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 21 x 26 cm. Order a Copy
Writes from camp near Potomac Creek. Mentions he does not plan on reenlisting. Says that the men feel misused, and therefore will not come back. The men of his regiment have only eight more days remaining in their term of duty. Assures Ogden that he will round up some buttons and bring them to the hospital on his way home.
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