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Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 to Mrs. Thomas F. Burpee

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.147 Author/Creator: Burpee, Thomas Francis, 1830-1864 Place Written: Suffolk, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 April 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Details capture of Confederate battery and shares his views on the course of the war.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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