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Senard, Laurent, fl. 1861 to My Dear Mother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07205.007 Author/Creator: Senard, Laurent, fl. 1861 Place Written: Alexandria, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 June 1861 Pagination: 3 p. ; 33 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

He writes that so far the life of a soldier has been peaceful because the hard fighting they expected did not occur. He is in the Salem Mechanic Light Infantry. The city of Washington was the dirtiest place he ever saw.

Senard, Laurent, fl. 1861

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