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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00919.25.15 Author/Creator: Ollie, fl. 1862 Place Written: Falmouth, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 15, 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 12.8 cm Order a Copy

Letter written on Head Quarters Engineer Brigade letterhead. "It is raining which has prevented the moving of the army of the Potomac..."

Beach, Elias William, 1841-1921
Ollie, fl. 1862

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