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Wilson, A.N., fl. 1865 to Miller A. Wright

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02691.11.082 Author/Creator: Wilson, A.N., fl. 1865 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 April 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13.3 cm Order a Copy

Wilson is without a doubt a staunch confederate. He hears of the death of Miller's uncle, which saddens him. He likens the union troops that "brought about the present state of affairs" to "devils." He suggests, by the fall of the Confederacy, that the Israel of the south must lie elsewhere. "What He [God] does is good though we can't comprehend it."

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