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Sneys, Richard, fl. 1861 to Miss Margaret Sheild

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08415.01 Author/Creator: Sneys, Richard, fl. 1861 Place Written: Hilton Head, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 December 1861 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope Height: 20 cm, Width: 12 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the South Carolina campaign. Written on Keystone Zouaves stationery and patriotic cover. Sneys was a member of the Pennsylvania 76th Volunteers.

Sheild, Margaret, fl. 1861
Sneys, Richard, fl. 1861

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