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Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 to my dear wife

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08311.44 Author/Creator: Wells, Edmund C., fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Alexandria, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 May 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : + envelope Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 21.5 cm Order a Copy

describes the officers who wish to leave the service versus those who wish to remain. w rote in diary about having received money for bonds. lost his handkerchief in Richmond but bought another in Alexandria. Written in a camp near Alexandria.

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