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Parrott, Henry C., fl. 1861-1877 to sister

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03858.02.04 Author/Creator: Parrott, Henry C., fl. 1861-1877 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 November 1862 Pagination: 3 p. ; 20.8 x 25.4 cm. Order a Copy

He estimates that two-thirds of the company is sick though he boasts that "since I joined the army I have had better health [than] I ever had before." The Cavalry had a skirmish with the Confederates and the Union forces took 2,00 head of cattle that the Confederates were driving south to their Army.

Parrott, Henry C., fl. 1861-1877
Parrott, Sophia, fl. 1861-1877
Parrott, Margaret, fl. 1861-1877
Parrott, John A., fl. 1861-1877
Morgan, fl. 1861-1877
Post, Philip Sidney, 1833-1895
Rosecrans, William S., 1819-1898
Vallandingham, fl. 1861-1877
Bragg, fl. 1862-1865
Grose, William, 1812-1900

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