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Jackson, Richard H., fl. 1861-1865 to Father

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07705.196 Author/Creator: Jackson, Richard H., fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Morris Island, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 17, 1864-January 20, 1864 Pagination: 10 p. : docket Height: 24.6 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Includes a sketch of the Commisaries Office and Clerk's tents. He remembers the day he crossed over to South Carolina. He paid a visit to three forts, one of which Fogg, he had not seen since its capture,

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