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Pratt, Oliver D., fl. 1863-1864 to Albert S. Pratt and Frank L. Herbie

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01003.03.04 Author/Creator: Pratt, Oliver D., fl. 1863-1864 Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 26, 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 19.3 cm, Width: 12.8 cm Order a Copy

Letter consists of two pages written to Pratt, and two written to Herbie. Letter written from Head Quarters, 10th Army Corps in pencil. "...the rebs charges down on our rifel [sic] pits yesterday morning after some of the troops had started but did not make mutch as we took them agin with some 75 prisoners & took 12 of them over to Genl. Butlers..."

Pratt, Oliver D., fl. 1863-1864
Pratt, Albert S., fl. 1863-1864
Herbie, Frank L., fl. 1864

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