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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02155.044 Author/Creator: Miller, Michael Murray, fl. 1861-1864 Place Written: Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 May 1862 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 13.2 cm Order a Copy

Written at Camp Washington near Falmouth, Virginia, to his wife. Miller reports, "...the fleet footed Rebels have Run again from york town, and i feel very sorry for it But i suppose it is all for the best..." Notes that his company's picket line runs through a "significant farm, owned by a family of the F.F.V. or first families of Virginia..."

Miller, Michael M., fl. 1861-1864

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