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Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 to Maria

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08311.32 Author/Creator: Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Cumberland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 29, 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : + envelope Height: 20.7 cm, Width: 33 cm Order a Copy

Levi's family arrived from Martinsburg. when the brigade was disbanded, Levi retained his two clerks and they were ordered to Beverly where all but a hundred were captured. does not know where they will go next.

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