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Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864 to Lile Miller

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02155.007 Author/Creator: Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 September 1861 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.2 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy

Written at Camp Tennaly. Complains that Lile, his wife, does not write to him often enough. Asks for the Oddfellows to send a card or some other proof of his membership.

Miller, Michael M., fl. 1861-1864

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