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Whitesides, E.L., fl. 1865 to guards and pickets

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.42.68 Author/Creator: Whitesides, E.L., fl. 1865 Place Written: Blue Springs, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 April 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope ; 15.7 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

A pass for Sergeant Franklin W. Fuller to pass through Bulls Gap and return on business for the ordnance office of the division.

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