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Painter, Heber, 1841-1900 to sister Kate

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02016.057 Author/Creator: Painter, Heber, 1841-1900 Place Written: Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 September 1864 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 25.5 cm Order a Copy

Writes that he received a letter from their sister Ella in Danville. Reports that the men are getting ready for the fall campaign. Picket duty is hard on the men who perform picket and fatigue duty on alternating days.

Painter, Heber, 1841-1900
Painter, Catherine, fl. 1844-1870

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