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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.158 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 August 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Relieved from the trenches by the 10th Corps. New camp is in wooded area; picket duty becomes fun; corporal arrested for exchanging papers with rebel pickets. Georgiana's illness continue.

Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918

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