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Pratt, Oliver D., fl. 1863-1864 [Collection of letters from Oliver D. Pratt to his brother Albert S. Pratt] [Decimalized .01-.12]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01003.03 Author/Creator: Pratt, Oliver D., fl. 1863-1864 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1863-1865 Pagination: 12 items Order a Copy

Includes nine dated autograph letters signed, and three undated or fragmentary autograph letters (two are signed). Pratt served in Col. L, 1st Battalion, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry. Includes fighting in Charleston, South Carolina, and Petersburg, Virginia. Dated August 7, 1863 - March 16, 1865 .

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