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Dodge, Nelson E., fl. 1862-1864 to unknown

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02162.08 Author/Creator: Dodge, Nelson E., fl. 1862-1864 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861-1864 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Height: 19 cm, Width: 12 cm Order a Copy

re: Dodge writes about the balloon the Union dispatched over the Confederates as well as sickness and despair that has befallen the soldiers. He also writes about the prices for food: "butter is .40cts a pound…potatoes…are 1.25a bushel and shugar is not 11cts a pound."

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