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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08311.41 Author/Creator: Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Camp near Burkeville Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 April 1865 Pagination: 4 p. + envelope ; 20.7 x 26.2 cm. Order a Copy

writes that it will be quite a while before they are discharged. describes the land and the weather. lists how many wagons and ambulances they have.

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