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Waite, Horatio Loomis, fl. 1861 War letters to his wife, documents, photographs, sketches and drawings. [Decimalized .01- .173]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08284 Author/Creator: Waite, Horatio Loomis, fl. 1861 Place Written: s.l. Type: Header Record Date: 1861-c.1925 Pagination: Order a Copy

Union Navy Lt. Commander. Waite-Long Families archive, including 11 Civil War Letters to his wife, documents, photographs, sketches and drawings, and a cane.

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