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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00653.01.17 Author/Creator: Figures, Henry Stokes, 1844-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 26, 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 14.2 cm, Width: 21.8 cm Order a Copy

They drew for furloughs again and he got one of them. He hopes they will sign it and he can't wait to come home. Henry promises to telegraph from Richmond if he gets his furlough, of which he is still uncertain. Also, Henry mentions a march to Ashlund, of which he refers to as "the sweetest place on earth."

Figures, Henry Stokes, 1844-1864

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