Pearce, Edgar, fl. 1861-1864 to "Folks at Home"
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00066.074 Author/Creator: Pearce, Edgar, fl. 1861-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 10, 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy
Edgar Pearce describes the Confederate attack at Shiloh as the "biggest fight of the new world." He writes from "Our Old Camp."
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