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Thomson, George F., fl. 1862-1865 [Collection of George F. Thomson, field and staff, 38th regiment, Massachusetts, infantry] [Decimalized .01- .32]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02743 Author/Creator: Thomson, George F., fl. 1862-1865 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1862-1865 Pagination: 32 letters Order a Copy

Letters of an assistant surgeon in the 38th Massachusetts primarily written from Louisiana. Twenty-nine of the letters are written to his mother.

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