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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.141 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: Point of Rocks, [Virginia] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 June 1864 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Writing from a hospital after bullet hit GWT in the foot, bruising the foot and making him lame. Discusses Grants losses in the campaign and the defenses of Petersburg.

Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918

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