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Waterhouse, Richard, 1832-1876 to Rose Waterhouse

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03220 Author/Creator: Waterhouse, Richard, 1832-1876 Place Written: Arkansas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 November 1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 27.2 x 20.9 cm. Order a Copy

To his wife, discussing military life. Says there is much sickness, notes his current position, comments that the people of Arkansas are not as loyal to the Confederacy as Texans, and describes the destruction committed by the Federal army along the Mississippi.

Waterhouse, Richard, 1832-1876
Waterhouse, Rose, fl. 1862

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