Wilmer, Seymour, fl. 1862 to Sarah Ogden
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.098 Author/Creator: Wilmer, Seymour, fl. 1862 Place Written: Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 December 1862 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope Height: 29 cm, Width: 24.3 cm Order a Copy
Writes from Carlisle Barracks. Writes Wilmer is doing well and has passed the surgeon's examination. He is being placed in the second United States Company as a private, but will have the opportunity to become a commissioned officer in ten years. Says he will send something to Mrs. Ogden so that she can get him a "box."
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