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Pearce, Edgar, fl. 1861-1864 to Frederic

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00066.075 Author/Creator: Pearce, Edgar, fl. 1861-1864 Place Written: Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 17, 1862 Pagination: 8 p. : envelope Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Edgar Pearce writes to his brother, Frederic, providing a dramatic and graphic description of the Battle of Shiloh and its aftermath.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Pearce, Edgar, fl. 1861-1864
Pearce, Frederic, fl. 1861-1868

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