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Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 To his wife

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.022 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: Roanoke Island, North Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 May 1862 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 12 cm Order a Copy

Clothing, trimming his hair, shell-collecting, "I hope that McClellan will bag the whole nest of rebels at Yorktown...." Describes how he drills with equipment and mentions a Burnside order "directing us to inscribe on our colors the words Camden April 19th 1862." [See letter #20] Written at Camp Dickinson.

Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918

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