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Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865 to Libbie Elmore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06588.285 Author/Creator: Elmore, Bruce, fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Upton Hill, VA Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 January 1863 Pagination: 6 p. : envelope ; 13.5 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Everyone is in good spirits because of the recent victories at Murfeesboro and other places. He got a letter from his mother telling him Sanford Starr had small pox.

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