Various Collection of 16 Union army soldiers' letters[Decimalized .01- .17]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09182 Author/Creator: Various Place Written: s.l. Type: Header Record Date: 1863 Pagination: 16 items Order a Copy
Content includes detailed descriptions of camp life, provisions, Battle of Rappahannock Station, etc. With four original transmittal covers.
Letter from Emerson Opdycke dated 30 April 1862: "We expect an immense fight down there [Corinth] which I think will end the big battles in the west. Had the rebels annihilated Grant's army, our condition would have been deplorable...Grant ought to be shot till dead!"
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