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Wheeler, Edwin S., fl. 1863 to Thomas F. Burpee

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.072 Author/Creator: Wheeler, Edwin S., fl. 1863 Place Written: Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 June 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Capt. Sputtle has gone to Fort Monroe with his company to guard 150 prisoner friends. He thinks if Richmond is captured , Then they will have come far.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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