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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07205.072 Author/Creator: Place Written: Warrenton, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 October 1863 Pagination: 2.5 p. : Height: 13.7 cm, Width: 21.2 cm Order a Copy

He describes the difficult march they have had along the Rappahanock. They are now camped in the Bull Run battlefield. Written near Warrenton, Virginia.

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