Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865 to Stockton Bates
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.23.30 Author/Creator: Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865 Place Written: Brandy Station, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 9, 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 24.7 cm Order a Copy
Has spent the last three days on picket, near a widow with 21 contraband slaves who refuse to leave her. "They are a careless, happy set singing and dancing from sunrise to sunset; their enslaved condition affecting them but little." Men are returning unwillingly from their month-furlough for three more years' service.
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