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Pugh, Eli, fl. 1863 to L. D. Wood

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03135.06.015 Author/Creator: Pugh, Eli, fl. 1863 Place Written: Caroline County, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 April 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 24.6 x 17.7 cm Order a Copy

re: Yankees going "up every day in their Bulloons;" attempts to secure discharge due to rheumatism; travel from Dublin, Va., to camp in Caroline Co.

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